hành khách

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 行 (“to go”) and 客 (“guest; customer”). Compare Japanese 行客 (kōkaku, kōkyaku, “road traveler”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hajŋ̟˨˩ xajk̟̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [hɛɲ˦˩ kʰat̚˦˧˥] ~ [hɛɲ˦˩ xat̚˦˧˥]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [han˨˩ kʰat̚˦˥] ~ [han˨˩ xat̚˦˥]

Noun

hành khách • (行客)

1. (transport) a passenger

See also

• khách hàng
• du khách (“visitor; traveler”)