trung cuộc

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 中局, composed of (middle, center) and (situation, set, game).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʊwŋ͡m˧˧ kuək̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʈʊwŋ͡m˧˧ kuək̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʈʊwŋ͡m˧˧ kuək̚˨˩˨]

Noun

trung cuộc

  1. (chess, xiangqi) a middlegame

See also