bật đèn xanh

verb

Hanoi [ʔɓət̚˧˨ʔ ʔɗɛn˨˩ sajŋ̟˧˧]Huế [ʔɓək̚˨˩ʔ ʔɗɛŋ˦˩ sɛɲ˧˧]Saigon [ʔɓək̚˨˩˨ ʔɗɛŋ˨˩ san˧˧] browser voice

Syllables · tones

bậtheavynặng đènfallinghuyền xanhlevelngang

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Meanings of bật đèn xanh in English

Verb

colloquial, figurative to give the green light to

Example sentences with bật đèn xanh

Anh ta đã bật đèn xanh cho chúng tôi bắt đầu. He gave us the signal to begin.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Etymology

bật + đèn xanh.

Frequently asked questions

How do you pronounce bật đèn xanh?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔɓət̚˧˨ʔ ʔɗɛn˨˩ sajŋ̟˧˧]; Saigon [ʔɓək̚˨˩˨ ʔɗɛŋ˨˩ san˧˧]. Tones: bật — heavy tone (nặng), đèn — falling tone (huyền), xanh — level tone (ngang).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.