giao thông

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 交通, composed of 交 (“to exchange”) and 通 (“to go through”), Japanese 交通 (kōtsū), Middle Chinese 交通 (kˠau tʰuŋ).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zaːw˧˧ tʰəwŋ͡m˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [jaːw˧˧ tʰəwŋ͡m˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [jaːw˧˧ tʰəwŋ͡m˧˧]

Verb

giao thông

1. to communicate

Noun

giao thông

1. transportation; traffic