quan ải

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 關隘.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kwaːn˧˧ ʔaːj˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kwaːŋ˧˧ ʔaːj˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [waːŋ˧˧ ʔaːj˨˩˦]

Noun

quan ải

1. (literary) mountain pass (that is located in a strategic position)