nghe phong thanh

Vietnamese

Etymology

nghe (“to hear”) + Chinese 風聲 (“rumor”, literally “sound of the wind”).

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋɛ˧˧ fawŋ͡m˧˧ tʰajŋ̟˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋɛ˧˧ fawŋ͡m˧˧ tʰɛɲ˧˧]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ŋɛ˧˧ fawŋ͡m˧˧ tʰan˧˧]

Verb

nghe phong thanh

  1. to have heard from hearsay
    Tôi nghe phong thanh hắn bị đuổi vì ăn hối lội.
    I've heard he was fired for kickbacks.
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