đèn đỏ

See also: dendo and dendō

Vietnamese

Etymology

đèn +‎ đỏ. For the figurative sense, compare Chinese 闖紅燈 / 闯红灯 (chuǎng hóngdēng), Thai ฝ่าไฟแดง (fàa-fai-dɛɛng).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗɛn˨˩ ʔɗɔ˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗɛŋ˦˩ ʔɗɔ˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɗɛŋ˨˩ ʔɗɔ˨˩˦]

Noun

đèn đỏ

1. red light
2. (by extension) traffic light
3. (figurative, slang) menstrual period

Derived terms

• khu đèn đỏ