nước ngoài

Vietnamese

Etymology

Calque of Chinese 外國／外国 (ngoại quốc, literally “outside country”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

nước ngoài

a foreign country

Adjective

nước ngoài

foreign

Derived terms

người nước ngoài

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