thuỷ lôi

See also: thuỷ lợi, thủy lợi, Thụy Lôi, and Thuỵ Lôi

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

thủy lôi

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 水雷, composed of 水 (“water”) and 雷 (“thunder”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

(classifier quả, trái) thuỷ lôi

a naval mine (underwater weapon)
Coordinate terms: địa lôi, ngư lôi

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