an toàn khu

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 安全 (“safe”) and 區 (“zone”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔaːn˧˧ twaːn˨˩ xu˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔaːŋ˧˧ twaːŋ˦˩ kʰʊw˧˧] ~ [ʔaːŋ˧˧ twaːŋ˦˩ xʊw˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔaːŋ˧˧ t⁽ʷ⁾aːŋ˨˩ kʰʊw˧˧] ~ [ʔaːŋ˧˧ t⁽ʷ⁾aːŋ˨˩ xʊw˧˧]

Noun

an toàn khu

1. (military) a well-protected resistance base area; a safe zone