kí hiệu

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• ký hiệu

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 記號, composed of 記 (“to write”) and 號 (“to signal”), Japanese 記号 (kigō).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ki˧˦ hiəw˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kɪj˨˩˦ hiw˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kɪj˦˥ hiw˨˩˨]

Noun

kí hiệu

1. symbol; sign

   Synonym: biểu tượng

Derived terms

• ngôn ngữ kí hiệu (sign language)