khí cầu

Vietnamese
khí cầu

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 氣球, composed of 氣 (“gas”) and 球 (“ball”), from Chinese 氣球／气球 (qìqiú, “balloon”).

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xi˧˦ kəw˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰɪj˨˩˦ kəw˦˩] ~ [xɪj˨˩˦ kəw˦˩]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kʰɪj˦˥ kəw˨˩] ~ [xɪj˦˥ kəw˨˩]

Noun

(classifier cái, quả) khí cầu

  1. (meteorology) a weather balloon
  2. (aircraft) Short for khinh khí cầu (“hot-air balloon”).
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