giai cấp

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 階級 (“stair; step”), from Japanese 階級 (kaikyū).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zaːj˧˧ kəp̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [jaːj˧˧ kəp̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [jaːj˧˧ kəp̚˦˥]

Noun

giai cấp

1. class (social division based on socio-economic status)

   giai cấp thống trị/bị trị

   the ruling/ruled class

See also

• tầng lớp