sung công

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Vietnamese

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Etymology

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Sino-Vietnamese word from 充公, composed of (to fill) and (public; communal).

Pronunciation

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  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [sʊwŋ͡m˧˧ kəwŋ͡m˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂʊwŋ͡m˧˧ kəwŋ͡m˧˧] ~ [sʊwŋ͡m˧˧ kəwŋ͡m˧˧] invalid IPA characters (][)
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʂʊwŋ͡m˧˧ kəwŋ͡m˧˧] ~ [sʊwŋ͡m˧˧ kəwŋ͡m˧˧] invalid IPA characters (][)

Verb

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sung công

  1. to confiscate; to expropriate