linh ngữ

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Vietnamese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 囹圄 (“prison”).

Pronunciation[edit]

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [lïŋ˧˧ ŋɨ˦ˀ˥]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [lɨn˧˧ ŋɨ˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [lɨn˧˧ ŋɨ˨˩˦]

Noun[edit]

(rare, found in some contemporary Buddhist texts) prison

Synonyms[edit]

nhà tù

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