đối diện

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 對面, composed of 對 (“opposite”) and 面 (“face”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗoj˧˦ ziən˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗoj˨˩˦ jiəŋ˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɗoj˦˥ jiəŋ˨˩˨]

Adjective

đối diện

on the opposite side; at somewhere facing
nhà đối diện
the house across the street

đứng đối diện
to stand and face

Verb

đối diện

(formal) to face; to confront
đối diện với vấn đề
to face this problem

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