lỗ châu mai

Vietnamese

Etymology

lỗ (“hole”) +‎ châu (“to circle”) +‎ mai (“shell”).

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [lo˦ˀ˥ t͡ɕəw˧˧ maːj˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [low˧˨ t͡ɕəw˧˧ maːj˧˧]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [low˨˩˦ cəw˧˧ maːj˧˧]

Noun

lỗ châu mai

  1. (military) a crenel; embrasure (a gap for discharging weapons)
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