quan ải

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Vietnamese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 關隘.

Pronunciation[edit]

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kwaːn˧˧ ʔaːj˧˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kwaːŋ˧˧ ʔaːj˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [waːŋ˧˧ ʔaːj˨˩˦]

Noun[edit]

(literary) mountain pass (that is located in a strategic position)

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