cùng đường

Vietnamese

Etymology

cùng (“the end”) +‎ đường (“road”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kʊwŋ͡m˨˩ ʔɗɨəŋ˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʊwŋ͡m˦˩ ʔɗɨəŋ˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʊwŋ͡m˨˩ ʔɗɨəŋ˨˩]

Adjective

cùng đường

  1. (literary) hitting a dead end
  2. (literary) in a hopeless situation with no escape
    cùng đường mạt lộ ― in a hopeless situation with no escape

See also

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