lưu huỳnh

Vietnamese

Chemical element
S
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Alternative forms

• (Northern Vietnam, dated) lưu hoàng

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 硫黃, with Southern reading of the second character, from Chinese 硫黃 / 硫黄 (liúhuáng). See also Huỳnh.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [liw˧˧ hwïŋ̟˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [lɨw˧˧ hwɨn˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [lɨw˧˧ wɨn˨˩]

Noun

lưu huỳnh

1. sulfur

   Synonym: diêm sinh