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vạn vật hấp dẫn

adjective
Hanoi [vaːn˧˨ʔ vət̚˧˨ʔ həp̚˧˦ zən˦ˀ˥]Huế [vaːŋ˨˩ʔ vək̚˨˩ʔ həp̚˦˧˥ jəŋ˧˨]Saigon [vaːŋ˨˩˨ vək̚˨˩˨ həp̚˦˥ jəŋ˨˩˦] browser voice
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Meanings of vạn vật hấp dẫn in English

Adjective

  1. of Newton's law of universal gravitation

Etymology

vạn vật (“ten thousand things; all things”) + hấp dẫn (“to attract”), perhaps from Chinese 萬有引力 /万有引力 (vạn hữu dẫn lực, literally “omnipresent pulling force”)

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IPA: Hanoi [vaːn˧˨ʔ vət̚˧˨ʔ həp̚˧˦ zən˦ˀ˥]; Saigon [vaːŋ˨˩˨ vək̚˨˩˨ həp̚˦˥ jəŋ˨˩˦]. Tones: vạn — heavy tone (nặng), vật — heavy tone (nặng), hấp — rising tone (sắc), dẫn — creaky rising tone (ngã).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited. 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.