yếu lĩnh

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • (Southern Vietnam, obsolete) yếu lãnh

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 要領, composed of and .

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔiəw˧˦ lïŋ˦ˀ˥]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔiw˨˩˦ lɨn˧˨]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔiw˦˥ lɨn˨˩˦]
    • Audio (Hà Nội):(file)

    Noun

    yếu lĩnh

    1. gist; essentials; main aspect; main point