xe lửa

Vietnamese

Etymology

xe (“wheeled vehicle”) +‎ lửa (“fire”), a calque of Chinese 火車 / 火车 (hoả xa).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [sɛ˧˧ lɨə˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [sɛ˧˧ lɨə˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [sɛ˧˧ lɨə˨˩˦]

Noun

(classifier cái, chiếc) xe lửa • (車焒)

  1. (Southern Vietnam) train

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