khẩu ngữ

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Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 口語, composed of 口 (“mouth”) and 語 (“speech”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xəw˧˩ ŋɨ˦ˀ˥]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰəw˧˨ ŋɨ˧˨] ~ [xəw˧˨ ŋɨ˧˨]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [kʰəw˨˩˦ ŋɨ˨˩˦] ~ [xəw˨˩˦ ŋɨ˨˩˦]

Noun

khẩu ngữ

spoken language, especially colloquialism
Synonym: văn nói

Antonym: văn viết

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