đường trung trực

Vietnamese

Etymology

đường (“line”) + Chinese 中 (“middle”) + 直 (zhí, “straight”). Not to be confused with trung tuyến (“median”). No relation to Chinese 忠直 (trung trực, “loyal and upright”), or trực tâm (“orthocenter”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗɨəŋ˨˩ t͡ɕʊwŋ͡m˧˧ t͡ɕɨk̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗɨəŋ˦˩ ʈʊwŋ͡m˧˧ ʈɨk̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɗɨəŋ˨˩ ʈʊwŋ͡m˧˧ ʈɨk̚˨˩˨]

Noun

đường trung trực

1. (geometry) a segment-bisecting line

   Synonym: trung trực

See also

• mặt phẳng trung trực (“segment-bisecting plane”)
• đường phân giác (“angle-bisecting line”)