vạch

See also: vách

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 畫 (“to draw”, SV: hoạch). Also compare hoạ, vẽ and gạch.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [vajk̟̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [vat̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [vat̚˨˩˨] ~ [jat̚˨˩˨]

Verb

vạch

1. to make a line
2. to draw, to outline
3. to separate, to open up

Noun

vạch

1. line

Derived terms

Derived terms

• mã vạch
• vạch nhịp