giả kim thuật

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 假金術, composed of 假 (“fake”), 金 (“metal”) and 術 (“art”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zaː˧˩ kim˧˧ tʰwət̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [jaː˧˨ kim˧˧ tʰwək̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [jaː˨˩˦ kim˧˧ tʰ⁽ʷ⁾ək̚˨˩˨]

Noun

giả kim thuật

1. Synonym of thuật giả kim (“alchemy”)