khinh khí cầu

Vietnamese

khinh khí cầu

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 氫氣球, composed of 氫氣 (“hydrogen”) and 球 (“ball”), from Chinese 氫氣球／氢气球 (qīngqìqiú).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xïŋ˧˧ xi˧˦ kəw˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰɨn˧˧ kʰɪj˨˩˦ kəw˦˩] ~ [xɨn˧˧ xɪj˨˩˦ kəw˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kʰɨn˧˧ kʰɪj˦˥ kəw˨˩] ~ [xɨn˧˧ xɪj˦˥ kəw˨˩]

Noun

(classifier cái, quả, chiếc) khinh khí cầu

1. a hot-air balloon

   Synonym: khí cầu