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nhà khách

noun
Hanoi [ɲaː˨˩ xajk̟̚˧˦]Huế [ɲaː˦˩ kʰat̚˦˧˥]Saigon [ɲaː˨˩ kʰat̚˦˥] browser voice
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nhà khách means guesthouse.

Meanings of nhà khách in English

Noun

  1. guesthouse

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, nhà khách could be written as 茹客. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

nhà (“house”) + khách (“guest”).

Frequently asked questions

What does nhà khách mean in English?

nhà khách (noun) means "guesthouse".

How do you pronounce nhà khách?

IPA: Hanoi [ɲaː˨˩ xajk̟̚˧˦]; Saigon [ɲaː˨˩ kʰat̚˦˥]. Tones: nhà — falling tone (huyền), khách — rising tone (sắc).

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.