lĩnh vực

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• (Southern Vietnam) lãnh vực

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 領域, with the Northern reading of the first character.

Currently the widespread form.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [lïŋ˦ˀ˥ vɨk̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [lɨn˧˨ vɨk̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [lɨn˨˩˦ vɨk̚˨˩˨] ~ [lɨn˨˩˦ jɨk̚˨˩˨]

• Audio (Saigon):

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Noun

lĩnh vực

1. field; domain; sphere