khẩu ngữ

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Vietnamese

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xəw˧˩ ŋɨ˦ˀ˥]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰəw˧˨ ŋɨ˧˨] ~ [xəw˧˨ ŋɨ˧˨] invalid IPA characters (][)
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰəw˨˩˦ ŋɨ˨˩˦] ~ [xəw˨˩˦ ŋɨ˨˩˦] invalid IPA characters (][)

Noun

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khẩu ngữ

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