See also: Appendix:Variations of "nghe"
Vietnamese
Etymology
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 藝 (“trade, skill, profession”, SV: nghệ).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋe˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋej˦˩]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ŋej˨˩]
Noun
nghề • (藝, 芸, 𫶮)
- profession, occupation
Một nghề cho chín còn hơn chín nghề.- It's better to know one job deeply than knowing several jobs shallowly.
- (literally, “One job to chín (“to ripen”), better than chín (“nine”) jobs.”)
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