trứng nước

Vietnamese

Etymology

trứng +‎ nước.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕɨŋ˧˦ nɨək̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʈɨŋ˦˧˥ nɨək̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʈɨŋ˦˥ nɨək̚˦˥]

Noun

trứng nước

  1. water flea

Adjective

trứng nước

  1. (figurative) incipient; at an early stage; emergent