ổ gà

Vietnamese

Etymology

ổ +‎ gà.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔo˧˩ ɣaː˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔow˧˨ ɣaː˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔow˨˩˦ ɣaː˨˩]

Noun

ổ gà

1. (literal) a chicken nest
2. (figurative) a small or medium-sized pothole

See also

• ổ voi (“big pothole”)