Vietnamese
Etymology
trứng + nước.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕɨŋ˧˦ nɨək̚˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʈɨŋ˦˧˥ nɨək̚˦˧˥]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʈɨŋ˦˥ nɨək̚˦˥]
Noun
trứng nước
- water flea
Adjective
trứng nước
- (figurative) incipient; at an early stage; emergent