xe lửa
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Vietnamese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
xe (“wheeled vehicle”) + lửa (“fire”), a calque of Chinese 火車/火车 (hoả xa).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [sɛ˧˧ lɨə˧˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [sɛ˧˧ lɨə˧˨]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [sɛ˧˧ lɨə˨˩˦]
Noun[edit]
(classifier cái, chiếc) xe lửa • (車焒)
Synonyms[edit]
- (train): tàu hoả (northern Vietnam)