ngoại đạo

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 外道, composed of 外 and 道.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ngoại đạo

  1. (religion) one who believes in a different religion
    người ngoại đạo ― someone who is from outside of a faith
  2. (religion) unorthodox teachings; heresy; heterodoxy
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