không khí
See also: khong-khì
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 空氣, composed of 空 (“void; empty”) and 氣 (“gas”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xəwŋ͡m˧˧ xi˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰəwŋ͡m˧˧ kʰɪj˨˩˦] ~ [xəwŋ͡m˧˧ xɪj˨˩˦]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kʰəwŋ͡m˧˧ kʰɪj˦˥] ~ [xəwŋ͡m˧˧ xɪj˦˥]
Audio (Hồ Chí Minh City) (file)
Noun
- air (mixture of gases making up the atmosphere of the Earth)
- Không khí chứa nhiều loại khí như ni-tơ, ô-xi và các-bon đi-ô-xít.
- Air contains different gases, such as nitrogen, oxygen and carbon dioxide.
- the air or atmosphere of a place, especially one that is energized and involves lots of activity
- Lớp này hơi trầm, thiếu không khí.
- This class has sort of a subdued air.
- (literally, “This class is sort of subdued and lacks air.”)
See also
- khí (“gas”)
- không (“the (open) air; zero”)
- không phận (“air space”)
- không trung (“the (open) air”)
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