nước ngoài

Vietnamese

Etymology

Calque of Chinese 外國 / 外国 (ngoại quốc, literally “outside country”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [nɨək̚˧˦ ŋwaːj˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [nɨək̚˦˧˥ ŋwaːj˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [nɨək̚˦˥ ŋwaːj˨˩]

Noun

nước ngoài

  1. a foreign country

Adjective

nước ngoài

  1. foreign

Derived terms

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