Nhĩ Nhã

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 爾雅, composed of 爾 and 雅.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɲi˦ˀ˥ ɲaː˦ˀ˥]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ɲɪj˧˨ ɲaː˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ɲɪj˨˩˦ ɲaː˨˩˦]

Proper noun

(literature) the Erya (the oldest surviving Chinese dictionary or Chinese encyclopedia known)

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