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ngoại ô

noun
Hanoi [ŋwaːj˧˨ʔ ʔo˧˧]Huế [ŋwaːj˨˩ʔ ʔow˧˧]Saigon [ŋwaːj˨˩˨ ʔow˧˧] browser voice
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ngoại ô means suburbs; outskirts.

Meanings of ngoại ô in English

Noun

  1. suburbs; outskirts ≈ ngoại thành

Example sentences with ngoại ô

  • Cha mẹ và em trai tôi đang sống ở vùng ngoại ô Tokyo đã mất vì trận đại động đất đó. My parents and little brother, who lived in the suburbs of Tokyo, died in the big earthquake.
  • Cha mẹ và em trai tôi đang sống ở vùng ngoại ô Tokyo đã chết vì trận đại động đất đó. My parents and little brother, who lived in the suburbs of Tokyo, died in the big earthquake.

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

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 外塢 (SV: ngoại ổ).

Frequently asked questions

What does ngoại ô mean in English?

ngoại ô (noun) means "suburbs; outskirts".

How do you pronounce ngoại ô?

IPA: Hanoi [ŋwaːj˧˨ʔ ʔo˧˧]; Saigon [ŋwaːj˨˩˨ ʔow˧˧]. Tones: ngoại — heavy tone (nặng), ô — level tone (ngang).

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.