vật lí

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 物理, composed of (thing) and (workings), Japanese 物理 (butsuri, physical; naturalist), Middle Chinese 物理 (workings of things). In Japanese, sometimes used in contrast with 心理 (shinri, tâm lí, psychological; intellectual), as one of the two types of scientific disciplines. Compare sinh lí (physiology, literally workings of life) and địa lí (geography, literally workings of the earth).

Pronunciation

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

vật

  1. physics
    Synonyms: vật lí học,

Derived terms