ải quan

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 隘關, composed of 隘 (“pass”) and 關 (“pass”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔaːj˧˩ kwaːn˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔaːj˧˨ kwaːŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔaːj˨˩˦ waːŋ˧˧]

Noun

ải quan

1. (literary) frontier (pass)