chỉ thiên

Vietnamese

Etymology

chỉ (“to point”) +‎ thiên (“sky”). Compare 指天椒 (zhǐtiānjiāo, “facing heaven pepper”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕi˧˩ tʰiən˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕɪj˧˨ tʰiəŋ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [cɪj˨˩˦ tʰiəŋ˧˧]

Noun

(classifier cây, hoa, bông) chỉ thiên

  1. flowers of the genus Elephantopus

Adverb

chỉ thiên • (指天)

  1. skyward; upward
    ớt chỉ thiên ― skyward chili pepper (a type of chili)
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