sao Diêm Vương
Vietnamese
Etymology
sao (“star”) + Diêm Vương (“King Yama”), calque of Chinese 閻王星/阎王星 (Diêm Vương tinh).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [saːw˧˧ ziəm˧˧ vɨəŋ˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂaːw˧˧ jiəm˧˧ vɨəŋ˧˧] ~ [saːw˧˧ jiəm˧˧ vɨəŋ˧˧]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʂaːw˧˧ jim˧˧ vɨəŋ˧˧] ~ [saːw˧˧ jim˧˧ jɨəŋ˧˧]
Proper noun
- (informal) Synonym of Diêm Vương tinh (“Pluto”) (Kuiper belt object - a dwarf planet)