nghe nói
Vietnamese
Etymology
nghe (“to hear”) + nói (“to say”); compare Chinese 聽說 (thính thuyết, literally “to hear + to say”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋɛ˧˧ nɔj˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋɛ˧˧ nɔj˨˩˦]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ŋɛ˧˧ nɔj˦˥]
Verb
nghe nói
- to hear it said that; to hear tell