hải ngoại

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 海外, literally “outside the sea”.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [haːj˧˩ ŋwaːj˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [haːj˧˨ ŋwaːj˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [haːj˨˩˦ ŋwaːj˨˩˨]

Noun

hải ngoại

foreign territories
kiều bào Việt nam ở hải ngoại
Vietnamese nationals who reside overseas

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