Ngọc Đế
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Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Sino-Vietnamese word from 玉帝, composed of 玉 (“jade”) and 帝 (“emperor; a class of Chinese deities”), from Chinese 玉帝 (Yù Dì)
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋawk͡p̚˧˨ʔ ʔɗe˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋawk͡p̚˨˩ʔ ʔɗej˨˩˦]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ŋawk͡p̚˨˩˨ ʔɗej˦˥]
Proper noun
[edit]- (Chinese mythology, folklore) Synonym of Ngọc Hoàng (“Jade Emperor”)