mạn ngược

Vietnamese

Etymology

mạn (“region”) +‎ ngược (“reverse (in respect to the flow of a river)”)

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [maːn˧˨ʔ ŋɨək̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [maːŋ˨˩ʔ ŋɨək̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [maːŋ˨˩˨ ŋɨək̚˨˩˨]

Noun

mạn ngược

  1. upland; hinterland
    Synonyms: miền ngược, vùng cao, rẻo cao
    Antonym: miền xuôi
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