mù chữ

See also: muchu

Vietnamese

Etymology

mù (“blind”) +‎ chữ (“letter; character; word”). Compare Chinese 文盲 (wénmáng, literally “writing-blind”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [mu˨˩ t͡ɕɨ˦ˀ˥]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [mʊw˦˩ t͡ɕɨ˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [mʊw˨˩ cɨ˨˩˦]

Adjective

mù chữ

  1. illiterate (unable to read and write)

See also

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