phương ngôn

== Vietnamese == === Etymology === Sino-Vietnamese word from 方言 (“dialect”). The "regional aphorism" sense is perhaps by analogy with châm ngôn or cách ngôn. === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [fɨəŋ˧˧ ŋon˧˧] (Huế) IPA(key): [fɨəŋ˧˧ ŋoŋ˧˧] (Saigon) IPA(key): [fɨəŋ˧˧ ŋoŋ˧˧] === Noun === phương ngôn (rare) dialect Synonyms: phương ngữ, thổ ngữ a regional aphorism, saying or proverb