diêm tiêu

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 鹽 (“salt”) and 硝 (“nitre, saltpetre”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ziəm˧˧ tiəw˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [jiəm˧˧ tiw˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [jim˧˧ tiw˧˧]

    Noun

    diêm tiêu

    1. nitre; saltpetre; potassium nitrate
      Synonym: tiêu thạch
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