quan ải

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 關隘.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kwaːn˧˧ ʔaːj˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kwaːŋ˧˧ ʔaːj˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [waːŋ˧˧ ʔaːj˨˩˦]

Noun

quan ải

  1. (literary) mountain pass (that is located in a strategic position)
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