sơ tán

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 疏散.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [səː˧˧ taːn˧˦]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂəː˧˧ taːŋ˦˧˥] ~ [səː˧˧ taːŋ˦˧˥]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʂəː˧˧ taːŋ˦˥] ~ [səː˧˧ taːŋ˦˥]

    Verb

    sơ tán

    1. to evacuate; to move people to a safe place in order to weather a disaster
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