thuỷ ngân

See also: thủy ngân

Vietnamese

Chemical element
Hg	Previous: vàng (Au)
Hg	Next: tali (Tl)

Alternative forms

thủy ngân

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 水銀, composed of 水 (“water”) and 銀 (“silver”), from Chinese 水銀.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰwi˧˩ ŋən˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰwɪj˧˨ ŋəŋ˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʰ⁽ʷ⁾ɪj˨˩˦ ŋəŋ˧˧]

Noun

thuỷ ngân

mercury; quicksilver

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