cây số

Vietnamese

Etymology

cây (“tree; plant”) +‎ số (“number”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

a marker made of concrete, similar to a headstone, that marks each kilometer on a road
(colloquial) kilometer/kilometre
- Bạn tôi, performed by Quang Linh
  Bạn tôi sáng đạp xe hai mươi cây số
  My friend rides twenty kilometers on his bicycle

Synonyms

kilômét

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