luyện ngục

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 煉獄, composed of 煉 (“to temper”) and 獄 (“prison”)

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [lwiən˧˨ʔ ŋʊwk͡p̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [lwiəŋ˨˩ʔ ŋʊwk͡p̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [l⁽ʷ⁾iəŋ˨˩˨ ŋʊwk͡p̚˨˩˨]

Noun

luyện ngục

  1. purgatory

See also

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