ngô đồng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 梧桐.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ŋo˧˧ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ŋow˧˧ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ŋow˧˧ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩]

Noun

(classifier cây) ngô đồng

the Chinese parasol tree (Firmiana simplex), a large tree with lightweight wood often used to make the soundboards of instruments like the guzheng and guqin etc.

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