vật kính

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 物鏡, composed of 物 (“object”) and 鏡 (“mirror”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [vət̚˧˨ʔ kïŋ˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [vək̚˨˩ʔ kɨn˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [vək̚˨˩˨ kɨn˦˥] ~ [jək̚˨˩˨ kɨn˦˥]

Noun

vật kính

1. (microscopy) an objective lens