gạch

See also: gach

Vietnamese

gạch

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɣajk̟̚˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ɣat̚˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ɣat̚˨˩˨]

Noun

(classifier cục, viên) gạch (𡑞, 𤮄, 𤮘, 𥗌, 𥗩, 𥗳)

a brick (hardened block used for building)
(by extension) a tile (mostly rectangular shaped sheet of ceramic or fired clay to cover surfaces)
gạch ngói
roof tiles

gạch lát nền
floor tiles

Etymology 2

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 劃 (“to strike, to rule”; SV: hoạch).

Verb

gạch

to draw a line, especially over text to delete it

Noun

gạch

any punctuation mark that is a line; a hyphen, a dash, a slash, etc.

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