phiên âm

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 翻 (“to change, to translate”) and 音 (“sound”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [fiən˧˧ ʔəm˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [fiəŋ˧˧ ʔəm˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [fiəŋ˧˧ ʔəm˧˧]

Verb

phiên âm • (翻音)

1. to transcribe phonetically

   mẫu tự phiên âm ― a phonetic symbol