thuỷ ngân

See also: thủy ngân

Vietnamese

Chemical element
Hg
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Alternative forms

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 水銀, composed of 水 (“water”) and 銀 (“silver”), from Chinese 水銀 / 水银 (shuǐyín).

    Pronunciation

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

    Noun

    thuỷ ngân

    1. mercury; quicksilver

    See also

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