khu phố

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 區舖, composed of 區 (“area”) and 舖 (“shop”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xu˧˧ fo˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰʊw˧˧ fow˨˩˦] ~ [xʊw˧˧ fow˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kʰʊw˧˧ fow˦˥] ~ [xʊw˧˧ fow˦˥]

Noun

khu phố

1. neighborhood