phố phường

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 庯坊, composed of 庯 (“street”) and 坊 (“lane”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

phố phường

1. street and district; streets; city or town