tài xế

Vietnamese

Etymology

Borrowed from Cantonese 舵 (taai5) (SV: đà) + 車 / 车 (ce1) (SV: xa), doublet of lái xe.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [taːj˨˩ se˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [taːj˦˩ sej˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [taːj˨˩ sej˦˥]

Noun

tài xế

  1. driver; chauffeur
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