Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 望 and 外.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [vawŋ͡m˧˨ʔ ŋwaːj˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [vawŋ͡m˨˩ʔ ŋwaːj˨˩ʔ] ~ [vɔŋ˨˩ʔ ŋwaːj˨˩ʔ]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [vawŋ͡m˨˩˨ ŋwaːj˨˩˨] ~ [jawŋ͡m˨˩˨ ŋwaːj˨˩˨]
Verb
vọng ngoại
- to worship what is foreign; to be xenophilic