phương ngôn

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 方言 (“dialect”). The "regional aphorism" sense is perhaps by analogy with châm ngôn or cách ngôn.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [fɨəŋ˧˧ ŋon˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [fɨəŋ˧˧ ŋoŋ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [fɨəŋ˧˧ ŋoŋ˧˧]

Noun

phương ngôn

  1. (rare) dialect
    Synonyms: phương ngữ, thổ ngữ
  2. a regional aphorism, saying or proverb
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