xe lửa
Vietnamese
Etymology
xe (“wheeled vehicle”) + lửa (“fire”), a calque of Chinese 火車 (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
- (vehicles) a train