xã hội

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • xã-hội

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 社會, composed of 社 (“god of earth”) and 會 (“gathering”), from Japanese 社会 (shakai), from Middle Chinese 社會 (MC dzyaeX hwajH, “festival devoted to the earth god”). See also xã tắc.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [saː˦ˀ˥ hoj˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [saː˧˨ hoj˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [saː˨˩˦ hoj˨˩˨]

Noun

xã hội

  1. society
  2. (education) short for môn xã hội (“social science subjects”)
    Bên xã hội có bốn môn: văn, sử, địa, công dân.
    There are four subjects of social sciences: literature, history, geography, and civil education.

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