phương ngôn

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 方言 (“dialect”). The "regional aphorism" sense is perhaps by analogy with châm ngôn or cách ngôn.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [fɨəŋ˧˧ ŋon˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [fɨəŋ˧˧ ŋoŋ˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [fɨəŋ˧˧ ŋoŋ˧˧]

Noun

phương ngôn

(rare) Synonym of phương ngữ (“a dialect”)
a regional aphorism, saying or proverb

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