chỉ giới

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 指界 (the demarcation of cadastral parcel boundaries).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕi˧˩ zəːj˧˦]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕɪj˧˨ jəːj˨˩˦]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [cɪj˨˩˦ jəːj˦˥]

    Noun

    chỉ giới

    1. (formal, especially in civil engineering) a boundary; limit
      Chỉ giới đường đỏThe Red Line Boundary