Thuỷ Tinh

See also: thuỷ tinh, thủy tinh, Thủy Tinh, Thuỷ tinh, and Thủy tinh

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Thủy Tinh

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰwi˧˩ tïŋ˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰwɪj˧˨ tɨn˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʰ⁽ʷ⁾ɪj˨˩˦ tɨn˧˧]
Homophones: thuỷ tinh, Thuỷ tinh

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 水 (“water”) and 精 (“spirit”).

Proper noun

Thuỷ Tinh

the Water Spirit, a legendary figure, the personification of natural disasters such as storms, flood, etc., and the archenemy of Sơn Tinh, featured in the myth of Sơn Tinh – Thủy Tinh

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Thuỷ Tinh

Alternative letter-case form of Thuỷ tinh (“Mercury”) (planet)

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