luyện ngục

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 煉獄, composed of 煉 (“to temper”) and 獄 (“prison”)

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [lwiən˧˨ʔ ŋʊwk͡p̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [lwiəŋ˨˩ʔ ŋʊwk͡p̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [l⁽ʷ⁾iəŋ˨˩˨ ŋʊwk͡p̚˨˩˨]

Noun

luyện ngục

1. purgatory

See also

• địa ngục