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
- (literary) (circle of) fishermen