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ngôn từ

noun Sino-Vietnamese
Hanoi [ŋon˧˧ tɨ˨˩]Huế [ŋoŋ˧˧ tɨ˦˩]Saigon [ŋoŋ˧˧ tɨ˨˩] browser voice
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ngôn từ means words; speech; language.

Chinese characters: 言詞

Meanings of ngôn từ in English

Noun

  1. words; speech; language

Example sentences with ngôn từ

  • Không có ngôn từ nào có thể lột tả được vẻ đẹp này. This beauty can't be described in words.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 言詞.

Frequently asked questions

What does ngôn từ mean in English?

ngôn từ (noun) means "words; speech; language".

How do you pronounce ngôn từ?

IPA: Hanoi [ŋon˧˧ tɨ˨˩]; Saigon [ŋoŋ˧˧ tɨ˨˩]. Tones: ngôn — level tone (ngang), từ — falling tone (huyền).

Is ngôn từ a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. ngôn từ is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 言詞.

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). 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.