cư xá

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 居 (“dwell, reside”) and 舍 (“lodging”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kɨ˧˧ saː˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kɨ˧˧ saː˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kɨ˧˧ saː˦˥]

Noun

cư xá

1. (dialectal, dated) residential complex (usually high-rise)

   dân cư xá ― people who lives in such residential complex