khẩu ngữ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 口語, composed of 口 (“mouth”) and 語 (“speech”).

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xəw˧˩ ŋɨ˦ˀ˥]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰəw˧˨ ŋɨ˧˨] ~ [xəw˧˨ ŋɨ˧˨]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kʰəw˨˩˦ ŋɨ˨˩˦] ~ [xəw˨˩˦ ŋɨ˨˩˦]

Noun

khẩu ngữ

  1. spoken language, especially colloquialism
    Synonym: văn nói
    Antonym: văn viết
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