kính vạn hoa

Vietnamese

Etymology

Partial calque of Japanese 万華鏡 (mangekyō, vạn hoa kính).

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kïŋ˧˦ vaːn˧˨ʔ hwaː˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kɨn˦˧˥ vaːŋ˨˩ʔ hwaː˧˧]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kɨn˦˥ vaːŋ˨˩˨ waː˧˧] ~ [kɨn˦˥ jaːŋ˨˩˨ waː˧˧]

Noun

(classifier cái, chiếc) kính vạn hoa • (鏡萬華)

  1. a kaleidoscope (tube of mirrors rotated to produce symmetrical designs)
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