diêm tiêu

Vietnamese edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Vietnamese word from 鹽 (“salt”) and 硝 (“nitre, saltpetre”).

Pronunciation edit

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ziəm˧˧ tiəw˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [jiəm˧˧ tiw˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [jim˧˧ tiw˧˧]

Noun edit

diêm tiêu

nitre; saltpetre; potassium nitrate
Synonym: tiêu thạch

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