phiên thiết

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 反切.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [fiən˧˧ tʰiət̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [fiəŋ˧˧ tʰiək̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [fiəŋ˧˧ tʰiək̚˦˥]

Noun

phiên thiết

1. (Chinese phonetics) fanqie (in traditional Chinese lexicography, a method of indicating the pronunciation of a character by using two other characters, each giving part of the pronunciation)