tựu trường

Vietnamese

Etymology

Chinese 就 (jiù, “to gather”) + trường (“school”)

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tiw˧˨ʔ t͡ɕɨəŋ˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tɨw˨˩ʔ ʈɨəŋ˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tɨw˨˩˨ ʈɨəŋ˨˩]

Verb

tựu trường

  1. (education) to go back to school after a long break, especially to start a new school year
    Học sinh cả nước tựu trường ngày mùng 5 tháng 9.
    September 5 is the back-to-school day.

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