toà
Vietnamese
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editEtymology
editNon-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 座 (SV: toạ).
Pronunciation
edit- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [twaː˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [twaː˦˩]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [t⁽ʷ⁾aː˨˩]
Audio (Hà Nội): (file)
Classifier
edittoà
- Used for large constructions, such as buildings, temples, palaces, etc.
Noun
edittoà
- Short for toà án (“court of law”).
- ra toà
- to go to court/trial
- phiên toà
- a court session or a trial
Pronoun
edittoà
- (law) (you), your Honor