xe lửa

Vietnamese

Etymology

xe (“wheeled vehicle”) +‎ lửa (“fire”), a calque of Chinese 火車／火车 (hoả xa).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [sɛ˧˧ lɨə˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [sɛ˧˧ lɨə˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [sɛ˧˧ lɨə˨˩˦]

Noun

(classifier cái, chiếc) xe lửa • (車焒)

1. (Southern Vietnam) train

Synonyms

• (train): tàu hoả (northern Vietnam)

See also

• xe điện