nhà chọc trời

Vietnamese

noun
Definitions
  • a skyscraper

Etymology

Affix from Vietnamese nhà (house, expert, dynasty, household, artisan, building, l) + Vietnamese chọc (l)+ Vietnamese trời (sky, heaven, celestial, l, heavenly lord, heavenly, heavens)+ Vietnamese en (l, be a t ly, make repetitive sound, w)+ Vietnamese building + Vietnamese en (l, be a t ly, make repetitive sound, w)+ Vietnamese poke through + Vietnamese en (l, be a t ly, make repetitive sound, w)+ Vietnamese sky.

Origin

Vietnamese

sky

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