nhập môn
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 入門, composed of 入 (“to enter”) and 門 (“gate”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ɲəp̚˧˨ʔ mon˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ɲəp̚˨˩ʔ moŋ˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ɲəp̚˨˩˨ moŋ˧˧]
Adjective edit
- (education, especially used in books and courses' names) introductory
- sách nhập môn ― introductory book
- nhập môn kinh tế học ― introduction to economics; economics 101
Verb edit
- (obsolete) to officially become a student of a school or master