thông thiên

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 通天, composed of 通 and 天.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰəwŋ͡m˧˧ tʰiən˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰəwŋ͡m˧˧ tʰiəŋ˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʰəwŋ͡m˧˧ tʰiəŋ˧˧]

Noun

(classifier cây) thông thiên

(botany) yellow oleander (Cascabela thevetia)
Synonym: huỳnh liên

Verb

thông thiên

to communicate with heaven

See also

Derived terms

thông thiên học

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