quan ải

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 關隘.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kwaːn˧˧ ʔaːj˧˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kwaːŋ˧˧ ʔaːj˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [waːŋ˧˧ ʔaːj˨˩˦]

Noun

(literary) mountain pass (that is located in a strategic position)

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