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cái rốn của vũ trụ

noun
Hanoi [kaːj˧˦ zon˧˦ kuə˧˩ vu˦ˀ˥ t͡ɕu˧˨ʔ]Huế [kaːj˨˩˦ ʐoŋ˦˧˥ kuə˧˨ vʊw˧˨ ʈʊw˨˩ʔ]Saigon [kaːj˦˥ ɹoŋ˦˥ kuə˨˩˦ vʊw˨˩˦ ʈʊw˨˩˨] browser voice
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Meanings of cái rốn của vũ trụ in English

Noun

  1. idiomatic the quality of being egocentric as a hypothetical center of the universe
    • cho mình là cái rốn của vũ trụto be egocentric

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IPA: Hanoi [kaːj˧˦ zon˧˦ kuə˧˩ vu˦ˀ˥ t͡ɕu˧˨ʔ]; Saigon [kaːj˦˥ ɹoŋ˦˥ kuə˨˩˦ vʊw˨˩˦ ʈʊw˨˩˨]. Tones: cái — rising tone (sắc), rốn — rising tone (sắc), của — dipping tone (hỏi), vũ — creaky rising tone (ngã), trụ — heavy tone (nặng).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited. IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.