quốc ngữ
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See also: quoc ngu
Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Sino-Vietnamese word from 國語 (“national language; official language”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kuək̚˧˦ ŋɨ˦ˀ˥]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kuək̚˦˧˥ ŋɨ˧˨]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [wək̚˦˥ ŋɨ˨˩˦]
Noun
[edit]- the modern Vietnamese writing system based on the Latin alphabet
- (historical) chữ Nôm
- Synonym: Quốc âm
- (literary) national language; official language
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