thượng lộ bình an
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== Vietnamese ==
=== Etymology ===
Sino-Vietnamese word from 上路平安. This is very similar to Chinese 一路平安 (nhất lộ bình an).
Note that although 上 here acts as a verb, the reading thượng is used, not the verbal thướng.
=== Pronunciation ===
(Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰɨəŋ˧˨ʔ lo˧˨ʔ ʔɓïŋ˨˩ ʔaːn˧˧]
(Huế) IPA(key): [tʰɨəŋ˨˩ʔ low˨˩ʔ ʔɓɨn˦˩ ʔaːŋ˧˧]
(Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰɨəŋ˨˩˨ low˨˩˨ ʔɓɨn˨˩ ʔaːŋ˧˧]
=== Interjection ===
thượng lộ bình an
(idiomatic) may you have a safe journey; bon voyage
Synonym: lên đường bình an