nghe lời
Vietnamese edit
Alternative forms edit
- (Northern Vietnam) nghe nhời
Etymology edit
nghe (“to listen”) + lời (“word; utterances”)
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋɛ˧˧ ləːj˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋɛ˧˧ ləːj˦˩]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ŋɛ˧˧ ləːj˨˩]
Verb edit
- (transitive) to obey; to follow someone's advice
- nghe lời cha mẹ ― to obey one's parents' words