vật kính

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 物鏡, composed of (object) and (mirror).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [vət̚˧˨ʔ kïŋ˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [vək̚˨˩ʔ kɨn˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [vək̚˨˩˨ kɨn˦˥] ~ [jək̚˨˩˨ kɨn˦˥]

Noun

vật kính

  1. (microscopy) an objective lens