hoạt ngôn

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 活 (“lively; alive”) and 言 (“words”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hwaːt̚˧˨ʔ ŋon˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [hwaːk̚˨˩ʔ ŋoŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [waːk̚˨˩˨ ŋoŋ˧˧]

Adjective

hoạt ngôn

1. (literary) talkative