thăng hoa

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 昇華 (“sublimation”), from Japanese 昇華 (shōka).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰaŋ˧˧ hwaː˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰaŋ˧˧ hwaː˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tʰaŋ˧˧ waː˧˧]

Verb

thăng hoa

1. (literary) to triumph; to prevail
2. (physics) to sublimate

Usage notes

• Not to be confused with trăng hoa.