nhà thương

Vietnamese

Etymology

nhà (“house”) +‎ thương (“injury”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ɲaː˨˩ tʰɨəŋ˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ɲaː˦˩ tʰɨəŋ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ɲaː˨˩ tʰɨəŋ˧˧]

Noun

(classifier cái) nhà thương

  1. (now humorous, dated in serious usage) hospital
    Synonym: bệnh viện
    nhà thương điên ― an madhouse
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