không khí

See also: khong-khì

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 空氣.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xəwŋ͡m˧˧ xi˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰəwŋ͡m˧˧ kʰɪj˨˩˦] ~ [xəwŋ͡m˧˧ xɪj˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kʰəwŋ͡m˧˧ kʰɪj˦˥] ~ [xəwŋ͡m˧˧ xɪj˦˥]

Noun

không khí

1. air (gases making up the atmosphere of a planet)
2. atmosphere; ambiance