quán tính

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 慣性.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kwaːn˧˦ tïŋ˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kwaːŋ˦˧˥ tɨn˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [waːŋ˦˥ tɨn˦˥]

Noun

quán tính

  1. matter of course
    làm theo quán tính ― to make a move as a matter of course
  2. inertia
    Quán tính giúp viên bi duy trì vận tốc nếu ta triệt tiêu hoàn toàn lực cản.
    Inertia allows the marble to maintain its velocity when all other forces are absent.
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