nhiệt

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 熱 (“heat”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɲiət̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ɲiək̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ɲiək̚˨˩˨]

Noun

nhiệt

1. heat

Adjective

nhiệt

1. thermal
2. (alternative medicine) having "hot" qi in your body which makes you susceptible to acne, etc.

See also

• nhiệt kế (“thermometer”)
• nhiệt độ
• nóng