khinh khí cầu

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Vietnamese

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khinh khí cầu

Etymology

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Sino-Vietnamese word from 氫氣球, composed of 氫氣 (hydrogen) and (ball), from Chinese 氫氣球氢气球 (qīngqìqiú).

Pronunciation

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  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xïŋ˧˧ xi˧˦ kəw˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰɨn˧˧ kʰɪj˨˩˦ kəw˦˩] ~ [xɨn˧˧ xɪj˨˩˦ kəw˦˩] invalid IPA characters (][)
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰɨn˧˧ kʰɪj˦˥ kəw˨˩] ~ [xɨn˧˧ xɪj˦˥ kəw˨˩] invalid IPA characters (][)

Noun

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(classifier cái, quả, chiếc) khinh khí cầu

  1. a hot-air balloon
    Synonym: khí cầu