chỉ thiên

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Vietnamese[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

chỉ (to point) +‎ thiên (sky). Compare 指天椒 (zhǐtiānjiāo, facing heaven pepper).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

(classifier cây, hoa, bông) chỉ thiên

  1. flowers of the genus Elephantopus

Adverb[edit]

chỉ thiên ()

  1. skyward; upward
    ớt chỉ thiênskyward chili pepper (a type of chili)