ảo ảnh

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 幻影 (SV: huyễn ảnh)

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔaːw˧˩ ʔajŋ̟˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔaːw˧˨ ʔɛɲ˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔaːw˨˩˦ ʔan˨˩˦]

Noun

ảo ảnh

1. a mirage

Usage notes

• Not to be confused with ảnh ảo (“virtual image”), a phrase used in physics.

See also

• ảo giác (“illusion”)