nghe lời

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • (Northern Vietnam) nghe nhời

Etymology

nghe (“to listen”) +‎ lời (“word; utterances”)

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋɛ˧˧ ləːj˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋɛ˧˧ ləːj˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ŋɛ˧˧ ləːj˨˩]

Verb

nghe lời • (𦖑𠳒)

  1. (transitive) to obey; to follow someone's advice
    nghe lời cha mẹ ― to obey one's parents' words
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