ải quan
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 隘關, composed of 隘 (“pass”) and 關 (“pass”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔaːj˧˩ kwaːn˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔaːj˧˨ kwaːŋ˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔaːj˨˩˦ waːŋ˧˧]
Noun
ải quan
- (literary) frontier (pass)