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Vietnameseblind word

xe ôm

SEH OHM[sɛ˧ ʔom˧]

a motorbike taxi, where you hold on to the driver

Closest in English: motorbike-taxi, moto-taxi, mototaxi. None of them covers it.

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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.

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  1. Which language is it from?Vietnamese
  2. What does it literally say?Hug-vehicle
  3. Where would you hear it?A driver waving a spare helmet
  4. What does it mean?A paid ride on the back of a motorbike