hộp đêm

Vietnamese

Etymology

hộp (box) +‎ đêm (night), calque of French boîte de nuit (literally night box).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [hop̚˧˨ʔ ʔɗem˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [hop̚˨˩ʔ ʔɗem˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [hop̚˨˩˨ ʔɗem˧˧]

Noun

hộp đêm

  1. a nightclub

See also