ve chai

Vietnamese

Etymology

ve (“bottle”) +‎ chai (“bottle”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [vɛ˧˧ t͡ɕaːj˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [vɛ˧˧ t͡ɕaːj˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [vɛ˧˧ caːj˧˧] ~ [jɛ˧˧ caːj˧˧]

Noun

ve chai

1. (Southern Vietnam, colloquial) bottles; waste (in general); scrap; junk