xổ số

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Vietnamese

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Etymology

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xổ (to dump, as in dumping a number ball from the lottery machine) +‎ số (number)

Pronunciation

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  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [so˧˩ so˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [sow˧˨ ʂow˨˩˦] ~ [sow˧˨ sow˨˩˦] invalid IPA characters (][)
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [sow˨˩˦ ʂow˦˥] ~ [sow˨˩˦ sow˦˥] invalid IPA characters (][)
  • Audio (Hà Nội):(file)

Noun

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xổ số

  1. (gambling) lottery (scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance)