chuẩn tinh

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 準星, from Japanese 準星

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕwən˧˩ tïŋ˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕwəŋ˧˨ tɨn˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [c⁽ʷ⁾əŋ˨˩˦ tɨn˧˧]

Noun

chuẩn tinh

1. (archaic, weaponry) foresight
2. (astronomy, dated) quasar

Synonyms

• qua-xa