đồng phục

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 同 (“same”) and 服 (“clothes”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩ fʊwk͡p̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˦˩ fʊwk͡p̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩ fʊwk͡p̚˨˩˨]

Noun

(classifier bộ) đồng phục

1. (clothing) uniform (distinctive outfit as a means of identifying members of a group)

   Nữ sinh cấp 3 phải mặc đồng phục áo dài mỗi thứ 2. Nam sinh vẫn mặc như thường.

   High schoolgirls must wear uniform ao dai every Monday. Boys keep wearing their usual uniforms.