ngoại xâm

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 外 and 侵.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ngoại xâm

1. a foreign invasion