tài xế

Vietnamese

Etymology

Borrowed from Cantonese 舵 (taai5) (SV: đà) + 車／车 (ce1) (SV: xa), doublet of lái xe.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [taːj˨˩ se˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [taːj˦˩ sej˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [taːj˨˩ sej˦˥]

Noun

tài xế

1. driver; chauffeur