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How do you say “milestone” in Vietnamese?

“Milestone” in Vietnamese is cây số (kilometer/kilometre), mốc (mouldy).

Vietnamese words for “milestone”

  • cây sốnoun
    Hanoi [kəj˧˧ so˧˦] · Saigon [kəj˧˧ ʂow˦˥]cây level số rising

    kilometer/kilometre; a marker made of concrete; similar to a headstone

    for “milestone” meaning: A stone milepost (or by extension in other materials), one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals, typically at the side of the road or in a median.

  • mốcnoun
    Hanoi [məwk͡p̚˧˦] · Saigon [məwk͡p̚˦˥]mốc rising

    mouldy

    for “milestone” meaning: An important event in a person's life or career, in the history of a nation, in the life of some project, etc.

    • Ngày hôm đó là một cột mốc quan trọng trong dự án của chúng tôi.That day was an important milestone in our project.

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