gạch

See also: gach and Gach

Vietnamese

gạch

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɣajk̟̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ɣat̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ɣat̚˨˩˨]

Etymology 1

Noun

(classifier cục, hòn, viên) gạch • (𤮄 - 𡑞, 𤮘, 𥗌, 𥗩, 𥗳)

1. a brick (hardened block used for building)
2. (by extension) a tile (mostly rectangular shaped sheet of ceramic or fired clay to cover surfaces)

   gạch lát nền ― floor tiles

   gạch ốp tường ― wall tiles

   gạch lát hè ― pavers

Derived terms

• thợ gạch

Etymology 2

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 劃 (“to strike; a stroke”, SV: hoạch).

Verb

gạch

1. to draw a line, especially over text to delete it

Noun

gạch

1. any punctuation mark that is a line; a hyphen, a dash, a slash, etc.