ngoại lai

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 外來.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

ngoại lai

1. foreign; alien