khẩu ngữ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 口語, composed of 口 (“mouth”) and 語 (“speech”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xəw˧˩ ŋɨ˦ˀ˥]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰəw˧˨ ŋɨ˧˨] ~ [xəw˧˨ ŋɨ˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kʰəw˨˩˦ ŋɨ˨˩˦] ~ [xəw˨˩˦ ŋɨ˨˩˦]

Noun

khẩu ngữ

1. spoken language, especially colloquialism

   Synonym: văn nói

   Antonym: văn viết