yếu lĩnh

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • (Southern Vietnam, obsolete) yếu lãnh

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 要領, composed of 要 and 領.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔiəw˧˦ lïŋ˦ˀ˥]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔiw˨˩˦ lɨn˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔiw˦˥ lɨn˨˩˦]

Noun

yếu lĩnh

  1. gist; essentials; main aspect; main point
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