luyện kim

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 鍊 (“to smelt”) and 金 (“gold; metal”).[1] Compare Chinese 鍊金術／炼金术 (luyện kim thuật, “alchemy”, literally “the art of smelting gold”), Japanese 錬金術 (renkinjutsu, “alchemy”), Korean 연금술 (yeon'geumsul, “alchemy”). Also compare Chinese 冶金學／冶金学 (dã kim học, “metallurgy”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [lwiən˧˨ʔ kim˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [lwiəŋ˨˩ʔ kim˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [l⁽ʷ⁾iəŋ˨˩˨ kim˧˧]

Noun

luyện kim

metallurgy

See also

thuật giả kim

References

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