chất khí

Vietnamese

Etymology

chất +‎ khí, calque of Chinese 氣質／气质 (khí chất).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕət̚˧˦ xi˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕək̚˦˧˥ kʰɪj˨˩˦] ~ [t͡ɕək̚˦˧˥ xɪj˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [cək̚˦˥ kʰɪj˦˥] ~ [cək̚˦˥ xɪj˦˥]

Noun

chất khí

1. (chemistry) a gas (as a state of matter)

See also

• chất rắn (“solid”)
• chất lỏng (“liquid”)