Ngọc Đế

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 玉帝, composed of 玉 (“jade”) and 帝 (“emperor; a class of Chinese deities”), from Chinese 玉帝 (Yù Dì)

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋawk͡p̚˧˨ʔ ʔɗe˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋawk͡p̚˨˩ʔ ʔɗej˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ŋawk͡p̚˨˩˨ ʔɗej˦˥]

Proper noun

Ngọc Đế

  1. (Chinese mythology, folklore) synonym of Ngọc Hoàng (“Jade Emperor”)
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