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˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [sɛ˧˧ lɨə˨˩˦]

Noun

(classifier cái, chiếc) xe lửa • (車焒)

(Southern Vietnam) train

Synonyms

(train): tàu hoả (northern Vietnam)

See also

xe điện

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.