vượt

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 越 (SV: việt). Doublet of Việt. Attested as uượt in the Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum (1651).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [vɨət̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [vɨək̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [vɨək̚˨˩˨] ~ [jɨək̚˨˩˨]
  • Homophone: dược

Verb

vượt • (𨅿)

  1. to cross a mark, line or obstacle
    (chạy) vượt rào
    to jump over a fence or hurdle; to hurdle
    vượt đèn đỏ
    to run a red light

Derived terms

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