How do you say “strait” in Vietnamese?

“Strait” in Vietnamese is eo biển (a strait).

Vietnamese words for “strait”

• eo biểnListennoun
  Hanoi [ʔɛw˧˧ ʔɓiən˧˩] · Saigon [ʔɛw˧˧ ʔɓiəŋ˨˩˦]eo level biển dipping

  a strait

  for “strait” meaning: A narrow channel of water connecting two larger bodies of water.

Related Vietnamese words

• hẹpListenadjective

  narrow or tight; compare chật

• chật hẹpListenadjective

  narrow; tight; compact

• câu nệListenadjective

  fussy; finicky; inflexible

• khắt kheListenadjective

  harsh; austere; strict

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.