giao thông

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 交通, composed of 交 (“to exchange”) and 通 (“to go through”), Japanese 交通 (kōtsū), Middle Chinese 交通 (kˠau tʰuŋ).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zaːw˧˧ tʰəwŋ͡m˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [jaːw˧˧ tʰəwŋ͡m˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [jaːw˧˧ tʰəwŋ͡m˧˧]

Verb

giao thông

to communicate

Noun

giao thông

transportation; traffic

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