sơ tán

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 疏散, composed of 疏 and 散.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [səː˧˧ taːn˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂəː˧˧ taːŋ˦˧˥] ~ [səː˧˧ taːŋ˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʂəː˧˧ taːŋ˦˥] ~ [səː˧˧ taːŋ˦˥]

Verb

sơ tán

1. to evacuate; to move people to a safe place in order to weather a disaster