vượt biên

Vietnamese

Etymology

vượt (“to cross, to pass”) +‎ biên (“border, frontier”).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

vượt biên • (𨅿邊)

  1. to cross the border or frontier
  2. (figuratively) to emigrate as refugees

References

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