vạn chài

Vietnamese

Etymology

vạn (“guild, circle”) +‎ chài (“fishery”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [vaːn˧˨ʔ t͡ɕaːj˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [vaːŋ˨˩ʔ t͡ɕaːj˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [vaːŋ˨˩˨ caːj˨˩] ~ [jaːŋ˨˩˨ caːj˨˩]

Noun

vạn chài

1. (literary) (circle of) fishermen