xe ôm
Language: Vietnamese · [sɛ˧ ʔom˧] · Pronunciation: SEH OHM
Meaning
a motorbike taxi, where you hold on to the driver
The story
Xe is a vehicle and ôm is to hug, which describes the arrangement: you ride on the back of a stranger's motorbike and hold on. Ride-hailing apps have taken much of the trade, but the corner drivers are still there. English says motorbike taxi.
The four rounds
- Which language is it from?
- Vietnamese
- What does it literally say?
- Hug-vehicle
- Where would you hear it?
- A driver waving a spare helmet
- What does it mean?
- A paid ride on the back of a motorbike
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