công sự

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ sɨ˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʂɨ˨˩ʔ] ~ [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ sɨ˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʂɨ˨˩˨] ~ [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ sɨ˨˩˨]

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 工事 (“fortification”).

Noun

công sự

  1. (military) a fortification; defensive structure (especially a bunker or trench)

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 公事 (“public affairs”).

Noun

công sự

  1. (rare or obsolete) public affairs; government business
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