nghe nói

Vietnamese

Etymology

nghe (“to hear”) +‎ nói (“to say”); compare Chinese 聽說／听说 (thính thuyết, literally “to hear + to say”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ŋɛ˧˧ nɔj˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ŋɛ˧˧ nɔj˨˩˦]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ŋɛ˧˧ nɔj˦˥]

Verb

to hear it said that; to hear tell

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