bút chì

Vietnamese

Etymology

bút (“writing instrument”) +‎ chì (“lead”), a calque of Japanese 鉛筆 (enpitsu).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓut̚˧˦ t͡ɕi˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓʊk̚˦˧˥ t͡ɕɪj˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓʊk͡p̚˦˥ cɪj˨˩]

Noun

(classifier cây, chiếc) bút chì • (筆鈘)

a pencil (graphite writing-instrument)
Synonym: viết chì

Derived terms

bút chì kim

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