ngực

See also: ngục

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *ŋək (“chest”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋɨk̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋɨk̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ŋɨk̚˨˩˨]

Noun

ngực • (臆, 𦞐)

  1. chest
  2. (euphemistic, of a human female) breasts
    Synonym: vú
    bầu ngực ― a breast

Derived terms

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