khung

See also: khứng, khựng, and khủng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 框 (“frame”, SV: khuông).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xʊwŋ͡m˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰʊwŋ͡m˧˧] ~ [xʊwŋ͡m˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰʊwŋ͡m˧˧] ~ [xʊwŋ͡m˧˧]

Noun

(classifier cái) khung • (椌)

  1. frame
    khung máy bay ― airframe
  2. (automobile) chassis; (bicycle) frame
  3. (figurative) framework; skeleton

Derived terms

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