ngọn ngành

Vietnamese

Etymology

ngọn (“tree top”) +‎ ngành (“branch”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ŋɔn˧˨ʔ ŋajŋ̟˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ŋɔŋ˨˩ʔ ŋɛɲ˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ŋɔŋ˨˩˨ ŋan˨˩]

Noun

ngọn ngành

(of a story, affair, event, etc.) detail, origin
Ngọn ngành câu chuyện là...
The story unfolded with...

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