ngoại đạo

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 外道, composed of 外 and 道.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ŋwaːj˧˨ʔ ʔɗaːw˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ŋwaːj˨˩ʔ ʔɗaːw˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ŋwaːj˨˩˨ ʔɗaːw˨˩˨]

Noun

ngoại đạo

1. (religion) unorthodox teachings; heresy; heterodoxy
2. (religion) one who believes in a different religion; a heretic; a heathen; a pagan