nhà buôn

noun

Hanoi [ɲaː˨˩ ʔɓuən˧˧]Huế [ɲaː˦˩ ʔɓuəŋ˧˧]Saigon [ɲaː˨˩ ʔɓuəŋ˧˧] browser voice

Syllables · tones

nhàfallinghuyền buônlevelngang

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nhà buôn means merchant.

Meanings of nhà buôn in English

Noun

merchant ≈ thương gia thương nhân

Etymology

nhà + buôn, calque of Chinese 商家 (thương gia).

Frequently asked questions

What does nhà buôn mean in English?

nhà buôn (noun) means "merchant".

How do you pronounce nhà buôn?

IPA: Hanoi [ɲaː˨˩ ʔɓuən˧˧]; Saigon [ɲaː˨˩ ʔɓuəŋ˧˧]. Tones: nhà — falling tone (huyền), buôn — level tone (ngang).

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.