thuỷ ngân

See also: thủy ngân

Vietnamese

Chemical element
Hg
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Alternative forms

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 水銀, composed of (water) and (silver), from Chinese 水銀 / 水银 (shuǐyín).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰwi˧˩ ŋən˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰwɪj˧˨ ŋəŋ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰ⁽ʷ⁾ɪj˨˩˦ ŋəŋ˧˧]

Noun

thuỷ ngân

  1. mercury; quicksilver

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