kỉ hà

• kỷ hà

Sino-Vietnamese word from 幾何 (“geometry”), composed of two logographs for interrogative words, "how many/much" + "what".

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ki˧˩ haː˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kɪj˧˨ haː˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kɪj˨˩˦ haː˨˩]

kỉ hà

1. (art, drawing, of shapes) geometric, as in rectangular, square, triangular, circular, etc.
2. (art, drawing, of lines) straight

   Khi vẽ nên dùng đường kỉ hà, kể cả khi vẽ đường cong.

   When you draw, you should use straight lines, even when you approximate curves.