luyện kim

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 鍊 (“to smelt”) and 金 (“gold; metal”). Compare Chinese 鍊金術 / 炼金术 (luyện kim thuật, “alchemy”, literally “the art of smelting gold”), Japanese 錬金術 (renkinjutsu, “alchemy”), Korean 연금술 (yeon'geumsul, “alchemy”). Also compare Chinese 冶金學 / 冶金学 (dã kim học, “metallurgy”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [lwiən˧˨ʔ kim˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [lwiəŋ˨˩ʔ kim˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [l⁽ʷ⁾iəŋ˨˩˨ kim˧˧]

Noun

luyện kim

1. metallurgy

See also

• thuật giả kim