thần kì

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• thần kỳ

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰən˨˩ ki˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰəŋ˦˩ kɪj˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tʰəŋ˨˩ kɪj˨˩]

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 神奇, composed of 神 and 奇.

Adjective

thần kì

1. marvelous; miraculous; extraordinary; magical; mystical; amazing; mysterious

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 神祇, composed of 神 and 祇.

Noun

thần kì

1. (likely obsolete, literary) the gods of heaven and earth; deities