Nhĩ Nhã

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 爾雅, composed of 爾 and 雅.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɲi˦ˀ˥ ɲaː˦ˀ˥]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ɲɪj˧˨ ɲaː˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ɲɪj˨˩˦ ɲaː˨˩˦]

Proper noun

Nhĩ Nhã

1. (literature) the Erya (the oldest surviving Chinese dictionary or Chinese encyclopedia known)