kĩ thuật
Vietnamese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 技術, composed of 技 (“skill”) and 術 (“art”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ki˦ˀ˥ tʰwət̚˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kɪj˧˨ tʰwək̚˨˩ʔ]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [kɪj˨˩˦ tʰ⁽ʷ⁾ək̚˨˩˨]
Noun
- a technique (method of achieving something)
- (primary education) handicraft
- engineering (application of science to the needs of humanity)
- kĩ thuật điện
- electrical engineering
- (rare, only in fixed compounds) Synonym of công nghệ (“technology”)
- khoa học kĩ thuật
- science and technology