chúng

• IPA^(key): [ˈxuːŋ], [ˈxuːŋɡ]

chúng

1. lenited form of cúng

chúng

1. lenited form of cúng

Sino-Vietnamese word from 眾 (“many”).

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʊwŋ͡m˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʊwŋ͡m˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [cʊwŋ͡m˦˥]

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chúng (眾, 衆, 𫡑)

1. Pluralizing particle for pronouns

   Synonym: tụi (“informal”)

• Not universally versatile. Only comfortably compatible with certain pronouns and kinship terms, such as tôi, ta, mày, mình, nó, con, cháu. With some others, such as tao, it is not as comfortably compatible and may sound somewhat jarring. chúng bạn (“your friends; your cohorts”) may sound a bit old-fashioned.

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chúng

1. they/them (used for animals)
2. they/them (used for people whom one holds in low regard)

   Chúng xả súng hại chết 3 người.

   They unloaded and killed 3 people.

   Chúng tàn sát dân ta, bắt dân ta làm nô lệ.

   They slaughtered our people, they made us into their slaves.

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