thần kì

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰən˨˩ ki˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰəŋ˦˩ kɪj˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰəŋ˨˩ kɪj˨˩]

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 神奇, composed of 神 and 奇.

Adjective

thần kì

  1. marvelous; miraculous; extraordinary; magical; mystical; amazing; mysterious

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 神祇, composed of 神 and 祇.

Noun

thần kì

  1. (likely obsolete, literary) the gods of heaven and earth; deities
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