nhu đạo

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 柔道, composed of (soft) and (way), from Japanese 柔道 (jūdō).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

nhu đạo

  1. (martial arts) judo

See also