Ngọc Đế

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 玉帝, composed of 玉 (“jade”) and 帝 (“emperor; a class of Chinese deities”), from Chinese 玉帝 (Yù Dì)

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ŋawk͡p̚˧˨ʔ ʔɗe˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ŋawk͡p̚˨˩ʔ ʔɗej˨˩˦]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ŋawk͡p̚˨˩˨ ʔɗej˦˥]

Proper noun

Ngọc Đế

(Chinese mythology, folklore) Synonym of Ngọc Hoàng (“Jade Emperor”)

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