sở tại

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 所在, composed of 所 (“that which is...”) and 在 (“present”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [səː˧˩ taːj˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂəː˧˨ taːj˨˩ʔ] ~ [səː˧˨ taːj˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʂəː˨˩˦ taːj˨˩˨] ~ [səː˨˩˦ taːj˨˩˨]

Adjective

sở tại

  1. local; resident
    chính quyền sở tại ― local authorities
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