quần vợt

Vietnamese

Etymology

quần (“to move something continuously and forcefully; to exhaust”) +‎ vợt (“racket; bat”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kwən˨˩ vəːt̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kwəŋ˦˩ vəːk̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [wəŋ˨˩ vəːk̚˨˩˨] ~ [wəŋ˨˩ jəːk̚˨˩˨]

Noun

quần vợt

1. (somewhat formal) tennis

   Synonym: ten-nít

Derived terms

• sân quần vợt (“tennis court”)