ngựa thành Tơ-roa

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Vietnamese

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Etymology

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ngựa (horse) +‎ thành (castle; fort; city) +‎ Tơ-roa (Troy), calque of French cheval de Troie.

Pronunciation

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  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋɨə˧˨ʔ tʰajŋ̟˨˩ təː˧˧ ɹwaː˧˧] ~ [ŋɨə˧˨ʔ tʰajŋ̟˨˩ təː˧˧ zwaː˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋɨə˨˩ʔ tʰɛɲ˦˩ təː˧˧ ɹwaː˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ŋɨə˨˩˨ tʰan˨˩ təː˧˧ ɹwaː˧˧]
  • Phonetic spelling: ngựa thành tơ Roa

Proper noun

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ngựa thành Tơ-roa

  1. (Greek mythology) the Trojan Horse