phi trường

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 飛 (“to fly”) and 場 (“field”). Compare Chinese 飛機場／飞机场 (fēijīchǎng), 機場／机场 (jīchǎng, “airport”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [fi˧˧ t͡ɕɨəŋ˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [fɪj˧˧ ʈɨəŋ˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [fɪj˧˧ ʈɨəŋ˨˩]

Noun

phi trường

1. (obsolete outside Overseas Vietnamese communities) airport, airfield

Usage notes

• This is a South Vietnamese word that has been displaced by its northern, more "native" counterpart sân bay in Vietnam. In overseas Vietnamese communities, it is still in common use.

Synonyms

• (airport): sân bay, cảng hàng không, phi cảng. trường bay