ải quan

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 隘關, composed of (pass) and (pass).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔaːj˧˩ kwaːn˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔaːj˧˨ kwaːŋ˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔaːj˨˩˦ waːŋ˧˧]

    Noun

    ải quan

    1. (literary) frontier (pass)