thượng lộ bình an

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 上路平安. This is very similar to Chinese 一路平安 (nhất lộ bình an).

Note that although 上 here acts as a verb, the reading thượng is used, not the verbal thướng.

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰɨəŋ˧˨ʔ lo˧˨ʔ ʔɓïŋ˨˩ ʔaːn˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰɨəŋ˨˩ʔ low˨˩ʔ ʔɓɨn˦˩ ʔaːŋ˧˧]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tʰɨəŋ˨˩˨ low˨˩˨ ʔɓɨn˨˩ ʔaːŋ˧˧]

Interjection

thượng lộ bình an

  1. (idiomatic) may you have a safe journey; bon voyage
    Synonym: lên đường bình an
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