phổ thông thoại

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 普通話, composed of 普通 (“common”) and 話 (“speech”). Borrowed from modern Mandarin 普通話／普通话 (pǔtōnghuà).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [fo˧˩ tʰəwŋ͡m˧˧ tʰwaːj˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [fow˧˨ tʰəwŋ͡m˧˧ tʰwaːj˨˩ʔ]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [fow˨˩˦ tʰəwŋ͡m˧˧ tʰ⁽ʷ⁾aːj˨˩˨]

• Audio (Hà Nội)

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Noun

phổ thông thoại

1. (neologism) Putonghua (standard Chinese in China)