ngoại trú

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 外 (“outside”) and 住 (“to dwell”)

Pronunciation

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

Adverb

ngoại trú

1. (of a student's or patient's way of living) not inside a school or a hospital

See also

• nội trú
• bán trú