Ngọc Hoàng Thượng Đế

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 玉皇上帝, composed of 玉皇 (“Jade Emperor”) and 上帝 (“Shangdi”), from Chinese 玉皇上帝 (Yùhuáng Shàngdì).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ŋawk͡p̚˧˨ʔ hwaːŋ˨˩ tʰɨəŋ˧˨ʔ ʔɗe˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ŋawk͡p̚˨˩ʔ hwaːŋ˦˩ tʰɨəŋ˨˩ʔ ʔɗej˨˩˦]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ŋawk͡p̚˨˩˨ waːŋ˨˩ tʰɨəŋ˨˩˨ ʔɗej˦˥]

Proper noun

Ngọc Hoàng Thượng Đế

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

See also

• hoàng đế
• hoàng thượng