nghề
See also: nghe, nghé, nghê, and nghệ
Vietnamese
Etymology
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 藝 (SV: nghệ).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋe˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋej˦˩]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ŋej˨˩]
Noun
nghề
- trade; profession
- Một nghề cho chín còn hơn chín nghề.
- It's better to know one job deeply than knowing several jobs shallowly.
- (literally, “One job to chín (“to ripen”), better than chín (“nine”) jobs.”)
See also
Derived terms
- lành nghề
- nghề nghiệp