ngoại thành

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 外城, composed of 外 (“outside”) and 城 (“castle; city; town”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋwaːj˧˨ʔ tʰajŋ̟˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋwaːj˨˩ʔ tʰɛɲ˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ŋwaːj˨˩˨ tʰan˨˩]

Noun

ngoại thành

  1. suburb; outskirts
    Synonym: ngoại ô
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