đối diện
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Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Sino-Vietnamese word from 對面, composed of 對 (“opposite”) and 面 (“face”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗoj˧˦ ziən˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗoj˨˩˦ jiəŋ˨˩ʔ]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗoj˦˥ jiəŋ˨˩˨]
Adjective
[edit]- on the opposite side; at somewhere facing
- nhà đối diện ― the house across the street
- đứng đối diện ― to stand and face