công trường
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Vietnamese[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ t͡ɕɨəŋ˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʈɨəŋ˦˩]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʈɨəŋ˨˩]
Audio (Hà Nội): (file)
Etymology 1[edit]
Sino-Vietnamese word from 工場 (“factory”), from Chinese 工 (gōng, “work; labor”) + 場/场 (“field; space”).
Noun[edit]
- a construction site
- công trường đang thi công ― this site is under construction
Etymology 2[edit]
Probably a coinage from Chinese 公 (gōng, “public”) + 場/场 which would yield "public field/space".
Noun[edit]
- used in the names of some squares in Ho Chi Minh City
- Công trường Công xã Paris ― Công xã Paris Square