sơ tán

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 疏散, composed of 疏 and 散.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [səː˧˧ taːn˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂəː˧˧ taːŋ˦˧˥] ~ [səː˧˧ taːŋ˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʂəː˧˧ taːŋ˦˥] ~ [səː˧˧ taːŋ˦˥]

Verb

to evacuate; to move people to a safe place in order to weather a disaster

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