Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 百科全書 (“encyclopedia”)

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ˀɓɐjʔk̟̚˧ˀ˦ xwaː˧˧ twaːn˨˩ tʰɨ̞̠˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ˀɓɐʔt̚˦˥ xwaː˧˧ twaːŋ˧˧ tʰɨ̞̠ɰ˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ˀɓɐʔt̚˦ˀ˥ xwaː˧˥ t⁽ʷ⁾aːŋ˨˩ tʰɨ̞̠ɰ˧˥]