đèn đỏ
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Vietnamese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
đèn + đỏ. For the figurative sense, compare Chinese 闖紅燈/闯红灯 (chuǎng hóngdēng), Thai ฝ่าไฟแดง (fàa-fai-dɛɛng).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗɛn˨˩ ʔɗɔ˧˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗɛŋ˦˩ ʔɗɔ˧˨]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɗɛŋ˨˩ ʔɗɔ˨˩˦]
Noun[edit]
- red light
- (by extension) traffic light
- (figurative, slang) menstrual period