thuỷ ngân

See also: thủy ngân

Vietnamese

Chemical element
Hg
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Alternative forms

thủy ngân

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˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʰ⁽ʷ⁾ɪj˨˩˦ ŋəŋ˧˧]

Noun

thuỷ ngân

mercury; quicksilver

See also

Thuỷ tinh (“Mercury”, planet)

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