Vietnamese edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Vietnamese word from (to smelt) and (gold; metal).[1] 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).

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Noun edit

luyện kim

  1. metallurgy

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