say xe

Vietnamese

Etymology

From say (“to get drunk”) +‎ xe (“wheeled-vehicle”). Compare Japanese 車酔い (literally “car drunkenness”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [saj˧˧ sɛ˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂaj˧˧ sɛ˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʂaj˧˧ sɛ˧˧] ~ [saj˧˧ sɛ˧˧]

Verb

say xe

to get carsick

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