cấm cung

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 禁 (“to forbid”) and 宮 (“palace”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kəm˧˦ kʊwŋ͡m˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kəm˦˧˥ kʊwŋ͡m˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kəm˦˥ kʊwŋ͡m˧˧]

Verb

cấm cung

1. to confine to the house (usually used of a high-born girl in the feudal times)

Noun

cấm cung

1. (archaic) Synonym of cung cấm (“forbidden palace (where the emperor lives)”)