lăng kính

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 稜鏡.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [laŋ˧˧ kïŋ˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [laŋ˧˧ kɨn˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [laŋ˧˧ kɨn˦˥]

Noun

lăng kính

(optics) a prism (block used to split or reflect light)
(figurative) a lens; a perspective; a point of view
Câu chuyện phản ánh hiện thực đời sống qua lăng kính hài hước.
The story shows the reality of life through the lens of humor.

See also

lăng trụ (“geometric prism”)
thấu kính (“literal lens”)

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