xe lửa
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
xe (“wheeled vehicle”) + lửa (“fire”), a calque of Chinese 火車/火车 (hoả xa).
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [sɛ˧˧ lɨə˧˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [sɛ˧˧ lɨə˧˨]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [sɛ˧˧ lɨə˨˩˦]
Noun edit
(classifier cái, chiếc) xe lửa • (車焒)
Synonyms edit
- (train): tàu hoả (northern Vietnam)