Phấn Trắng

Vietnamese

Etymology

phấn (“chalk”) +‎ trắng (“white”), calque of Chinese 白堊 / 白垩 (bạch ác, “chalk”), from Chinese 白堊紀 / 白垩纪 (Bạch Ác kỉ).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [fən˧˦ t͡ɕaŋ˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [fəŋ˦˧˥ ʈaŋ˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [fəŋ˦˥ ʈaŋ˦˥]

Proper noun

Phấn Trắng

1. (geology, dated) Synonym of Crê-ta (“Cretaceous”)