sông ngòi

Vietnamese

Etymology

sông (“river”) +‎ ngòi (“canal”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [səwŋ͡m˧˧ ŋɔj˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂəwŋ͡m˧˧ ŋɔj˦˩] ~ [səwŋ͡m˧˧ ŋɔj˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʂəwŋ͡m˧˧ ŋɔj˨˩] ~ [səwŋ͡m˧˧ ŋɔj˨˩]

Noun

sông ngòi

1. rivers and streams; waterway (generally speaking)