thượng lộ bình an

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 上路平安. This is very similar to Chinese 一路平安 (nhất lộ bình an).

Note that although 上 here acts as a verb, the reading thượng is used, not the verbal thướng.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰɨəŋ˧˨ʔ lo˧˨ʔ ʔɓïŋ˨˩ ʔaːn˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰɨəŋ˨˩ʔ low˨˩ʔ ʔɓɨn˦˩ ʔaːŋ˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʰɨəŋ˨˩˨ low˨˩˨ ʔɓɨn˨˩ ʔaːŋ˧˧]

Interjection

thượng lộ bình an

1. (idiomatic) may you have a safe journey; bon voyage

   Synonym: lên đường bình an