luyện kim

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Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from (to smelt) and (gold; metal).[1] Compare Chinese 鍊金術炼金术 (luyện kim thuật, alchemy, literally the art of smelting gold), Japanese 錬金術 (renkinjutsu, alchemy), Korean 연금술 (yeon'geumsul, alchemy). Also compare Chinese 冶金學冶金学 (dã kim học, metallurgy).

Pronunciation

Noun

luyện kim

  1. metallurgy

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