thuỷ ngân

See also: thủy ngân

Vietnamese

Chemical element
Hg
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Alternative forms

• thủy ngân

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 水銀, composed of 水 (“water”) and 銀 (“silver”), from Chinese 水銀／水银 (shuǐyín).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰwi˧˩ ŋən˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰwɪj˧˨ ŋəŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tʰ⁽ʷ⁾ɪj˨˩˦ ŋəŋ˧˧]

Noun

thuỷ ngân

1. mercury; quicksilver