chuẩn tinh

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 準星, from Japanese 準星

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕwən˧˩ tïŋ˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕwəŋ˧˨ tɨn˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [c⁽ʷ⁾əŋ˨˩˦ tɨn˧˧]

Noun

chuẩn tinh

  1. (archaic, weaponry) foresight
  2. (astronomy, dated) quasar

Synonyms

  • qua-xa
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