sông ngòi

Vietnamese

Etymology

sông (river) +‎ ngòi (canal).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [səwŋ͡m˧˧ ŋɔj˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂəwŋ͡m˧˧ ŋɔj˦˩] ~ [səwŋ͡m˧˧ ŋɔj˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʂəwŋ͡m˧˧ ŋɔj˨˩] ~ [səwŋ͡m˧˧ ŋɔj˨˩]

Noun

sông ngòi

  1. rivers and streams; waterway (generally speaking)