tinh thể

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 晶體, composed of 晶 (“fine; pure”) and 體 (“body”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tïŋ˧˧ tʰe˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tɨn˧˧ tʰej˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tɨn˧˧ tʰej˨˩˦]

Noun

tinh thể

1. (chemistry) crystal

See also

• thuỷ tinh