thuỷ tinh thể

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

thủy tinh thể

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 水晶體, composed of 水晶 (“crystal”) and 體 (“body”). Compare Japanese 水晶体 (suishōtai), Korean 수정체 (sujeongche).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰwi˧˩ tïŋ˧˧ tʰe˧˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰwɪj˧˨ tɨn˧˧ tʰej˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʰ⁽ʷ⁾ɪj˨˩˦ tɨn˧˧ tʰej˨˩˦]

Noun

thuỷ tinh thể

(anatomy) a lens
Synonym: thể thủy tinh

bị đục thuỷ tinh thể ― to have a cataract

See also

tinh thể (“crystal”)
thấu kính (“physical, optical lens”)
thị kính (“microscopically ocular lens”)

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