Khang Hi tự điển

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 康熙字典, composed of 康熙 and 字典.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xaːŋ˧˧ hi˧˧ tɨ˧˨ʔ ʔɗiən˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰaːŋ˧˧ hɪj˧˧ tɨ˨˩ʔ ʔɗiəŋ˧˨] ~ [xaːŋ˧˧ hɪj˧˧ tɨ˨˩ʔ ʔɗiəŋ˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kʰaːŋ˧˧ hɪj˧˧ tɨ˨˩˨ ʔɗiəŋ˨˩˦] ~ [xaːŋ˧˧ hɪj˧˧ tɨ˨˩˨ ʔɗiəŋ˨˩˦]

Proper noun

Khang Hi tự điển

1. (literature) the Kangxi Dictionary (dictionary and cross reference of Chinese characters, first published in 1716 at the behest of the Kangxi emperor, and used to the present day)