vạn chài

Vietnamese

Etymology

vạn (guild, circle) +‎ chài (fishery).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [vaːn˧˨ʔ t͡ɕaːj˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [vaːŋ˨˩ʔ t͡ɕaːj˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [vaːŋ˨˩˨ caːj˨˩] ~ [jaːŋ˨˩˨ caːj˨˩]

Noun

vạn chài

  1. (literary) (circle of) fishermen