chung cư

Vietnamese

Etymology

Corrupted form of chúng cư (眾居, “to live as a group”), under the influence of chung (“general; common”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʊwŋ͡m˧˧ kɨ˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʊwŋ͡m˧˧ kɨ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [cʊwŋ͡m˧˧ kɨ˧˧]

Noun

chung cư

  1. apartment
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