lưu huỳnh

Vietnamese

Chemical element
S
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Alternative forms

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 硫黃, with Southern reading of the second character, ultimately from Japanese 硫黃 (sulfur), from the observation that hot springs emits sulfur. See also Huỳnh.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [liw˧˧ hwïŋ̟˨˩]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [lɨw˧˧ hwɨn˦˩]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [lɨw˧˧ wɨn˨˩]

    Noun

    lưu huỳnh

    1. sulfur
      Synonym: diêm sinh