thuần khiết

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 純潔, composed of 純 (“pure, uniform”) and 潔 (“clean, pure, innocent”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰwən˨˩ xiət̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰwəŋ˦˩ kʰiək̚˦˧˥] ~ [tʰwəŋ˦˩ xiək̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tʰ⁽ʷ⁾əŋ˨˩ kʰiək̚˦˥] ~ [tʰ⁽ʷ⁾əŋ˨˩ xiək̚˦˥]

Adjective

thuần khiết

1. pure; unadulterated; unalloyed

   Synonym: thuần chất