Diêm Vương tinh

See also: Diêm Vương Tinh

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• Diêm Vương Tinh

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 閻王星, composed of 閻王 (“King Yama”) and 星 (“star”), from Chinese 閻王星／阎王星 (Yánwángxīng), calque of Japanese 冥王星 (Meiōsei, Minh Vương tinh), coined by replacing the rather obscure 冥王 (Meiō, Minh Vương, “Netherking”, i.e. Pluto) with the better known 閻王／阎王 (Diêm Vương).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ziəm˧˧ vɨəŋ˧˧ tïŋ˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [jiəm˧˧ vɨəŋ˧˧ tɨn˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [jim˧˧ vɨəŋ˧˧ tɨn˧˧] ~ [jim˧˧ jɨəŋ˧˧ tɨn˧˧]

Proper noun

Diêm Vương tinh

1. (formal, rare) Pluto (Kuiper belt object - a dwarf planet)

   Synonym: sao Diêm Vương

See also

• Thiên Vương tinh
• Hải Vương tinh