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thiên hà

noun Sino-Vietnamese
Hanoi [tʰiən˧˧ haː˨˩]Huế [tʰiəŋ˧˧ haː˦˩]Saigon [tʰiəŋ˧˧ haː˨˩] browser voice
Syllables · tones
thiênlevelnganghàfallinghuyền

Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →

thiên hà means galaxy.

Chinese characters: 天河

Meanings of thiên hà in English

Noun

  1. galaxy

Example sentences with thiên hà

  • Những lỗ sâu cho phép các tàu vũ trụ có thể du hành khắp thiên hà. Wormholes allow spaceships to travel throughout the galaxy.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 天河 (“Milky Way”).

Frequently asked questions

What does thiên hà mean in English?

thiên hà (noun) means "galaxy".

How do you pronounce thiên hà?

IPA: Hanoi [tʰiən˧˧ haː˨˩]; Saigon [tʰiəŋ˧˧ haː˨˩]. Tones: thiên — level tone (ngang), hà — falling tone (huyền).

Is thiên hà a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. thiên hà is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 天河.

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.