khí hiếm

Vietnamese

Etymology

From khí (“gas”) +‎ hiếm (“rare”). Compare Japanese 希ガス (ki-gasu).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xi˧˦ hiəm˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰɪj˨˩˦ hiəm˦˧˥] ~ [xɪj˨˩˦ hiəm˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kʰɪj˦˥ him˦˥] ~ [xɪj˦˥ him˦˥]

Noun

khí hiếm

1. noble gas

   Synonym: khí trơ