trường đại học

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Vietnamese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

trường (school) +‎ đại học (university).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕɨəŋ˨˩ ʔɗaːj˧˨ʔ hawk͡p̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʈɨəŋ˦˩ ʔɗaːj˨˩ʔ hawk͡p̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʈɨəŋ˨˩ ʔɗaːj˨˩˨ hawk͡p̚˨˩˨]

Noun[edit]

trường đại học (場大學)

  1. university; college

Usage notes[edit]

  • Trường đại học has been conventionally translated to "university" into English (even though such "university" may not offer postgraduate programs), while "college" is preserved for trường cao đẳng which is a more accurate equivalent of "junior college".

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