bình thuỷ
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Vietnamese[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Calque of Chinese 水瓶 (thuỷ bình, “water bottle”). The morpheme thuỷ (水) was likely not translated to native nước in order to avoid confusion with usual water bottles.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓïŋ˨˩ tʰwi˧˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓɨn˦˩ tʰwɪj˧˨]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɓɨn˨˩ tʰ⁽ʷ⁾ɪj˨˩˦]
- Homophone: Bình Thuỷ
Noun[edit]
- (Southern Vietnam) thermos
- Synonym: phích