đường sắt

Vietnamese edit

Etymology edit

đường (“road”) +‎ sắt (“iron”), a calque of French chemin de fer.

Pronunciation edit

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗɨəŋ˨˩ sat̚˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗɨəŋ˦˩ ʂak̚˦˧˥] ~ [ʔɗɨəŋ˦˩ sak̚˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɗɨəŋ˨˩ ʂak̚˦˥] ~ [ʔɗɨəŋ˨˩ sak̚˦˥]

Noun edit

đường sắt • (塘𨫊)

railroad; railway

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