vách

noun Top 5,000 most common

Hanoi [vajk̟̚˧˦]Huế [vat̚˦˧˥]Saigon [vat̚˦˥] browser voice

Syllables · tones

váchrisingsắc

Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →

vách means wall; cliff.

Classifier: cái, bức — e.g. một cái vách (one wall)

Meanings of vách in English

Noun

wall
- vách tườnginterior face of a wall
cliff
- vách sa thạcha sandstone cliff

Words with vách

vách đá vách núi

Example sentences with vách

Nhà chúng ta/chúng tôi sát vách nhà anh ta. Our house adjoins his.

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

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, vách could be written as 壁, 璧, 碧, 𡋦. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 壁 (SV: bích).

Frequently asked questions

What does vách mean in English?

vách (noun) means "wall; cliff".

How do you pronounce vách?

IPA: Hanoi [vajk̟̚˧˦]; Saigon [vat̚˦˥]. Tones: vách — rising tone (sắc).

What classifier is used with vách?

Common classifiers: cái, bức — for example "một cái vách" (one wall).

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.