thấu kính

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 透鏡, composed of (through) and (mirror).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰəw˧˦ kïŋ˧˦]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰəw˨˩˦ kɨn˦˧˥]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰəw˦˥ kɨn˦˥]

    Noun

    thấu kính

    1. a lens (object focusing or defocusing the light passing through it)

    See also