ngô đồng

Vietnamese

ngô đồng

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 梧桐.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ŋo˧˧ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ŋow˧˧ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ŋow˧˧ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩]

Noun

(classifier cây) ngô đồng

1. the Chinese parasol tree (Firmiana simplex), a large tree with lightweight wood often used to make the soundboards of instruments like the guzheng and guqin etc.