học vụ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 學 (“to learn; to study”) and 務 (“affairs; matters”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hawk͡p̚˧˨ʔ vu˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [hawk͡p̚˨˩ʔ vʊw˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [hawk͡p̚˨˩˨ vʊw˨˩˨] ~ [hawk͡p̚˨˩˨ jʊw˨˩˨]

Noun

học vụ

1. (education) all the tasks concerning teaching, grading, scheduling, preparing materials, making up missed classes or remedial classes, etc.

   Synonym: giáo vụ

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