ngọc trai

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Vietnamese[edit]

Vietnamese Wikipedia has an article on:

ngọc trai

Etymology[edit]

ngọc (“gem”) +‎ trai (“mussel”).

Pronunciation[edit]

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ŋawk͡p̚˧˨ʔ t͡ɕaːj˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ŋawk͡p̚˨˩ʔ ʈaːj˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ŋawk͡p̚˨˩˨ ʈaːj˧˧]

Noun[edit]

(classifier viên, hòn) ngọc trai

pearl
Synonym: trân châu

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