kính vạn hoa

Vietnamese

Etymology

Partial calque of Japanese 万華鏡 (mangekyō, vạn hoa kính).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kïŋ˧˦ vaːn˧˨ʔ hwaː˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kɨn˦˧˥ vaːŋ˨˩ʔ hwaː˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kɨn˦˥ vaːŋ˨˩˨ waː˧˧] ~ [kɨn˦˥ jaːŋ˨˩˨ waː˧˧]

Noun

(classifier cái, chiếc) kính vạn hoa • (鏡萬華)

1. a kaleidoscope (tube of mirrors rotated to produce symmetrical designs)