giếng trời
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Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From giếng (“well”) + trời (“sky”). Compare Chinese 天井 (tiānjǐng, “atrium”, literally “sky well”), Japanese 天井 (tenjō, “ceiling”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ziəŋ˧˦ t͡ɕəːj˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [jiəŋ˦˧˥ ʈəːj˦˩]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [jiəŋ˦˥ ʈəːj˨˩]
Noun
[edit]- (architecture) an atrium