xa xôi

Level ≈B2 (approx.) adjective Top 5,000 most common

Hanoi [saː˧˧ soj˧˧]Huế [saː˧˧ soj˧˧]Saigon [saː˧˧ soj˧˧] browser voice

Syllables · tones

xalevelngang xôilevelngang

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

xa xôi means faraway; distant; remote.

Meanings of xa xôi in English

Adjective

faraway, distant, remote, separated by space and time
- đường sá xa xôidistant roads
related to something that has yet to come, with no certainty of when it will arrive
- nghĩ ngợi xa xôito have distant thoughts
allusive
- lời bóng gió xa xôiallusive words

Example sentences with xa xôi

Cô ấy đến từ một vùng đất xa xôi. She's from a far-off land.

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, xa xôi could be written as 賖吹, 賖𥸷, 車吹. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Reduplication of xa.

Frequently asked questions

What does xa xôi mean in English?

xa xôi (adjective) means "faraway; distant; remote".

How do you pronounce xa xôi?

IPA: Hanoi [saː˧˧ soj˧˧]; Saigon [saː˧˧ soj˧˧]. Tones: xa — level tone (ngang), xôi — 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. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.