án tù

See also: antu and an tử

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 案囚, composed of 案 (“table; bench; legal case”) and 囚 (“prisoner; convict; confine”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔaːn˧˦ tu˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔaːŋ˦˧˥ tʊw˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔaːŋ˦˥ tʊw˨˩]

Noun

án tù

1. prison sentence; imprisonment