ngoại khoá

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• ngoại khóa

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 外 (“outside”) and 課 (“course”), perhaps erroneously derived from Chinese 課外 / 课外 (khoá ngoại).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ŋwaːj˧˨ʔ xwaː˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ŋwaːj˨˩ʔ kʰwaː˨˩˦] ~ [ŋwaːj˨˩ʔ xwaː˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ŋwaːj˨˩˨ kʰwaː˦˥] ~ [ŋwaːj˨˩˨ xwaː˦˥]

Adjective

ngoại khoá

1. (education) extracurricular