Thỏ Ngọc

Vietnamese

Etymology

thỏ (“rabbit”) +‎ ngọc (“jade”), calque of Chinese 玉兔 (Ngọc Thố).

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Thỏ Ngọc • (兔玉)

the Jade Hare, Chang'e's companion on the Moon

See also

Hằng Nga

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