vỉa hè

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

vỉa (rim; edge) +‎ (porch).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [viə˧˩ hɛ˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [viə˧˨ hɛ˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [viə˨˩˦ hɛ˨˩] ~ [jiə˨˩˦ hɛ˨˩]

Noun

vỉa

  1. a sidewalk/pavement
    quán vỉa hèshop on the sidewalk of a street