hạ thuỷ

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • hạ thủy

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 下水.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [haː˧˨ʔ tʰwi˧˩]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [haː˨˩ʔ tʰwɪj˧˨]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [haː˨˩˨ tʰ⁽ʷ⁾ɪj˨˩˦]

    Verb

    hạ thuỷ • (下水)

    1. (of ships) to be launched; to enter the water
    2. (of ships) to be christened before launching
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