đèn đỏ

See also: dendo and dendō

Vietnamese

Etymology

đèn +‎ đỏ. For the figurative sense, compare Chinese 闖紅燈 / 闯红灯 (chuǎng hóngdēng), Thai ฝ่าไฟแดง (fàa-fai-dɛɛng).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗɛn˨˩ ʔɗɔ˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗɛŋ˦˩ ʔɗɔ˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗɛŋ˨˩ ʔɗɔ˨˩˦]

Noun

đèn đỏ

  1. red light
  2. (by extension) traffic light
  3. (figurative, slang) menstrual period

Derived terms

  • khu đèn đỏ
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