áo Nhật Bình
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Vietnamese[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
áo (“garment”) + Chinese 日 (“sun; day”) + 平 (“flat; even”), in reference to the rectangular collar. Compare hình chữ nhật (“rectangle”, literally “a shape that looks like the character 日”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔaːw˧˦ ɲət̚˧˨ʔ ʔɓïŋ˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔaːw˨˩˦ ɲək̚˨˩ʔ ʔɓɨn˦˩]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔaːw˦˥ ɲək̚˨˩˨ ʔɓɨn˨˩]
Noun[edit]
- (clothing) a kind of dress traditional to Vietnam and previously worn by royalty
Descendants[edit]
- → Chinese: 日平衣 (calque)