ngũ cung

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 五 (“five”) and 宮 (“first note of pentatonic scale”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋu˦ˀ˥ kʊwŋ͡m˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋʊw˧˨ kʊwŋ͡m˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ŋʊw˨˩˦ kʊwŋ͡m˧˧]

Noun

ngũ cung

  1. (music) pentatonic

See also

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