ngoặc kép

Vietnamese

Etymology

ngoặc +‎ kép.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ŋwak̚˧˨ʔ kɛp̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ŋwak̚˨˩ʔ kɛp̚˦˧˥]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ŋwak̚˨˩˨ kɛp̚˦˥]

Noun

ngoặc kép

1. quotation marks, either "curly" quotes, or sometimes in old-fashioned handwriting, guillemets that are raised to the same height as "curly" quotes

   Synonym: nháy kép