vỉa hè

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• hè

Etymology

vỉa (“rim; edge”) +‎ hè (“porch”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

vỉa hè

1. a sidewalk/pavement

   quán vỉa hè ― shop on the sidewalk of a street