ngọn ngành

Vietnamese

Etymology

ngọn (“tree top”) +‎ ngành (“branch”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋɔn˧˨ʔ ŋajŋ̟˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋɔŋ˨˩ʔ ŋɛɲ˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ŋɔŋ˨˩˨ ŋan˨˩]

Noun

ngọn ngành

  1. (of a story, affair, event, etc.) detail, origin
    Ngọn ngành câu chuyện là...
    The story unfolded with...
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