cục

See also: cuc, CUC, cúc, Cúc, cực, and ċuċ

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kʊwk͡p̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʊwk͡p̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʊwk͡p̚˨˩˨]
  • Homophone: cụt (South Vietnam)
  • Audio (Hà Nội):(file)

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 局. For the classifier sense, compare 局部 (cục bộ, “a smaller entity; part”).

Classifier

cục • (局, 𫪐)

  1. Indicates turds, stones, erasers, flour balls, bricks, tiles.

Noun

cục

  1. (government) an office under a bộ (“ministry”)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

Adjective

cục • (局)

  1. short-tempered; hotheaded
    Synonym: nóng
Derived terms
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