phát ngôn

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 發言, composed of 發 (“to release; to emit; to emanate”) and 言 (“speech”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [faːt̚˧˦ ŋon˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [faːk̚˦˧˥ ŋoŋ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [faːk̚˦˥ ŋoŋ˧˧]

Verb

phát ngôn

  1. (formal) to speak, or deliver a speech
    người phát ngôn
    a spokesperson
    Anh này phát ngôn bừa bãi nhỉ ?
    Watch your language, Mister!
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