phương ngôn

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 方言 (“dialect”). The "regional aphorism" sense is perhaps by analogy with châm ngôn or cách ngôn.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [fɨəŋ˧˧ ŋon˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [fɨəŋ˧˧ ŋoŋ˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [fɨəŋ˧˧ ŋoŋ˧˧]

    Noun

    phương ngôn

    1. (rare) dialect
      Synonyms: phương ngữ, thổ ngữ
    2. a regional aphorism, saying or proverb
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