giả kim
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 假 (“fake, false”) and 金 (“metal”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zaː˧˩ kim˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [jaː˧˨ kim˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [jaː˨˩˦ kim˧˧]
Verb edit
- to practice alchemy
- Thuật giả kim. ― The art of alchemy.
- (material) to be treated with alchemy
- Đá giả kim. ― Stones that was made to look like metals.