ngũ cung

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 五 (“five”) and 宮 (“first note of pentatonic scale”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ŋu˦ˀ˥ kʊwŋ͡m˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ŋʊw˧˨ kʊwŋ͡m˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ŋʊw˨˩˦ kʊwŋ͡m˧˧]

Noun

(music) pentatonic

See also

ngũ âm

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