đèn đỏ

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See also: dendo and dendō

Vietnamese

Etymology

đèn +‎ đỏ. For the figurative sense, compare Chinese 闖紅燈 / 闯红灯 (chuǎng hóngdēng), Thai ฝ่าไฟแดง (fàa-fai-dɛɛng).

Pronunciation

Noun

đèn đỏ

  1. red light
  2. (by extension) traffic light
  3. (figurative, slang) menstrual period

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