phố phường

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 庯坊, composed of 庯 (“street”) and 坊 (“lane”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [fo˧˦ fɨəŋ˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [fow˨˩˦ fɨəŋ˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [fow˦˥ fɨəŋ˨˩]

Noun

phố phường

  1. street and district; streets; city or town
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