nhập môn

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 入門, composed of (to enter) and (gate).

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

nhập môn

  1. (education, especially used in books and courses' names) introductory
    sách nhập mônintroductory book
    nhập môn kinh tế họcintroduction to economics; economics 101

Verb

nhập môn

  1. (obsolete) to officially become a student of a school or master