Ngọc Đế

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 玉帝, composed of 玉 (“jade”) and 帝 (“emperor; a class of Chinese deities”), from Chinese 玉帝 (Yù Dì)

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ŋawk͡p̚˧˨ʔ ʔɗe˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ŋawk͡p̚˨˩ʔ ʔɗej˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ŋawk͡p̚˨˩˨ ʔɗej˦˥]

Proper noun

Ngọc Đế

1. (Chinese mythology, folklore) Synonym of Ngọc Hoàng (“Jade Emperor”)