người nước ngoài

Vietnamese

Etymology

người (“person”) +‎ nước ngoài (“foreign”), calque of Chinese 外國人／外国人 (ngoại quốc nhân, literally “person from an outside country”).

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋɨəj˨˩ nɨək̚˧˦ ŋwaːj˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋɨj˦˩ nɨək̚˦˧˥ ŋwaːj˦˩]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ŋɨj˨˩ nɨək̚˦˥ ŋwaːj˨˩]

Noun

người nước ngoài

  1. a foreigner; an alien

Synonyms

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