cấm địa

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 禁地.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kəm˧˦ ʔɗiə˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kəm˦˧˥ ʔɗiə˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kəm˦˥ ʔɗiə˨˩˨]

Noun

cấm địa

  1. (literary) a forbidden area
  2. (sports) the penalty area

Adjective

cấm địa

  1. (figuratively) off-limits; out of bounds