nghe nói

Vietnamese

Etymology

nghe (“to hear”) +‎ nói (“to say”); compare Chinese 聽說 / 听说 (thính thuyết, literally “to hear + to say”).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

nghe nói

  1. to hear it said that; to hear tell
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