tiếp giáp

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 接 and 夾.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tiəp̚˧˦ zaːp̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tiəp̚˦˧˥ jaːp̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tip̚˦˥ jaːp̚˦˥]

Verb

tiếp giáp

1. to be connected; to be adjacent to

   Hai nhà tiếp giáp nhau. ― The two houses are next to each other.