bạch kim

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 白金, composed of 白 (“white”) and 金 (“gold; metal”), from Japanese 白金 (hakkin). Compare Chinese 鉑／铂 (bạc) which is composed of 金 (kim, chemical radical for metallic elements) + 白 (bạch).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓajk̟̚˧˨ʔ kim˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓat̚˨˩ʔ kim˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓat̚˨˩˨ kim˧˧]

Noun

(trading, otherwise dated) platinum
Synonym: platin

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