giả kim

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 假 (“fake, false”) and 金 (“metal”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zaː˧˩ kim˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [jaː˧˨ kim˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [jaː˨˩˦ kim˧˧]

Verb

to practice alchemy
Thuật giả kim. ― The art of alchemy.
(material) to be treated with alchemy
Đá giả kim. ― Stones that was made to look like metals.

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