xổ số

Vietnamese

Etymology

xổ (“to dump”, as in dumping a number ball from the lottery machine) +‎ số (“number”)

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [so˧˩ so˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [sow˧˨ ʂow˨˩˦] ~ [sow˧˨ sow˨˩˦]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [sow˨˩˦ ʂow˦˥] ~ [sow˨˩˦ sow˦˥]
Audio (Hà Nội) (file)

Noun

(gambling) lottery (scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance)

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