lòng sông

Vietnamese

Etymology

lòng +‎ sông.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [lawŋ͡m˨˩ səwŋ͡m˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [lawŋ͡m˦˩ ʂəwŋ͡m˧˧] ~ [lɔŋ˦˩ səwŋ͡m˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [lawŋ͡m˨˩ ʂəwŋ͡m˧˧] ~ [lawŋ͡m˨˩ səwŋ͡m˧˧]

Noun

lòng sông

1. a riverbed; the bottom earthen part of a river between its two riverbanks