đò

See also: Appendix:Variations of "do"

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 渡 (SV: độ).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗɔ˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗɔ˦˩]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɗɔ˨˩]

Noun

(classifier con, chiếc) đò • (𦪂)

1. a boat for travel on rivers, especially for sightseeing or getting across to the other bank
   • 2024 January 31, “Căn nhà tranh mái lá [Thatched house]”, performed by Tibicon ft. Deagle and Dub P:

     Ơi cô em lái đò à
     Sao em nỡ làm ngơ
     Anh mang theo tiếng đàn cò
     Văn xuất khẩu thành thơ

     Dear young woman on the boat,
     why are you ignoring me?
     I'm bringing the melodies of the two-string fiddle,
     turning prose into poetry.

See also

Derived terms

• đò ngang
• xe đò