thán khí
See also: thần khí
Vietnamese
editEtymology
editSino-Vietnamese word from 碳 (“carbon”) and 氣 (“gas”). The Chinese character 碳 (thán) is composed of 石 (thạch, “rock”, chemical radical for "non-gassy" nonmetal elements) + 炭 (thán, “coal”), due to the carbonic makeup of coal. See also than đá (“coal”) and Than Đá (“Carboniferous”) which are from Chinese 石炭 (thạch thán, literally “rocky coal”). Compare Chinese 炭氣/炭气 (thán khí).
Pronunciation
edit- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰaːn˧˦ xi˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰaːŋ˦˧˥ kʰɪj˨˩˦] ~ [tʰaːŋ˦˧˥ xɪj˨˩˦]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰaːŋ˦˥ kʰɪj˦˥] ~ [tʰaːŋ˦˥ xɪj˦˥]
Noun
edit- (obsolete) carbon dioxide
- Synonym: cacbon đioxit