How do you say “border” in Vietnamese?

Q: How do you say "border" in Vietnamese?

"Border" in Vietnamese is biên giới (a frontier), rìa (the outer edge), mép (edge).

“Border” in Vietnamese is biên giới (a frontier), rìa (the outer edge), mép (edge).

Vietnamese words for “border”

biên giớinoun
Hanoi [ʔɓiən˧˧ zəːj˧˦] · Saigon [ʔɓiəŋ˧˧ jəːj˦˥]biên level giới rising
a frontier
for “border” meaning: The line or frontier area separating political or geographical regions.
rìanoun
Hanoi [ziə˨˩] · Saigon [ɹiə˨˩]rìa falling
the outer edge; border; fringe
for “border” meaning: The outer edge of something.
mépnoun
Hanoi [mɛp̚˧˦] · Saigon [mɛp̚˦˥]mép rising
edge; border
giápnoun
Hanoi [zaːp̚˧˦] · Saigon [jaːp̚˦˥]giáp rising
carapace; cycle of twelve years
for “border” meaning: To lie on, or adjacent to, a border of.

Related Vietnamese words

biên cảnhnoun
border; frontier
biên thuỳnoun
border; frontier
lằn ranhnoun
border; dividing line
vỉanoun
edge; side; border
đường biênnoun
border; borderline
bờnoun
shore; bank
bìanoun
book cover; cardboard
phên dậunoun
hedges and fences; border
phên giậunoun
hedges and fences; border
tiếpverb
to receive; to entertain

Translations matched from English Wiktionary (translation tables and Vietnamese entries, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0) and the NgonNgu English–Vietnamese dictionary, reviewed and edited; examples from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice.