chung thân

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Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 終身.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʊwŋ͡m˧˧ tʰən˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʊwŋ͡m˧˧ tʰəŋ˧˧]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [cʊwŋ͡m˧˧ tʰəŋ˧˧]

Adjective

chung thân

for all of one's life
tù chung thân ― life sentence

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