giao thông

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 交通, composed of (to exchange) and (to go through), Japanese 交通 (kōtsū), Middle Chinese 交通 (kaew thuwng).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zaːw˧˧ tʰəwŋ͡m˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [jaːw˧˧ tʰəwŋ͡m˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [jaːw˧˧ tʰəwŋ͡m˧˧]

Verb

giao thông

  1. (Can we verify(+) this sense?) to communicate

Noun

giao thông

  1. transportation; traffic