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2024
nghê
nghê
See also:
nghe
,
nghé
,
nghề
,
and
nghệ
Vietnamese
Noun
(
classifier
con
)
nghê
a
creature
that has
traits
of a
dog
and a
lion
, serves as a
guardian
of
temples
, similar to a
Chinese guardian lion
Etymology
Contracted from
Chinese
狻猊
Toan Nghê
, one of the
龍生九子
Long sinh cửu tử
Pronunciation
(
Hà Nội
) IPA
(key)
:
[ŋe˧˧]
(
Huế
) IPA
(key)
:
[ŋej˧˧]
(
Hồ Chí Minh City
) IPA
(key)
:
[ŋej˧˥]
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