nội ô

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 內塢 (SV: nội ổ).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [noj˧˨ʔ ʔo˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [noj˨˩ʔ ʔow˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [noj˨˩˨ ʔow˧˧]

Noun

nội ô

1. (rare) area within a city; urban area