phổ thông
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See also: phó͘-thong
Vietnamese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Sino-Vietnamese word from 普通.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [fo˧˩ tʰəwŋ͡m˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [fow˧˨ tʰəwŋ͡m˧˧]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [fow˨˩˦ tʰəwŋ͡m˧˧]
Adjective[edit]
- common; general; universal
- tiếng phổ thông
- the "standard language"; the language/dialect/accent that the majority of the national population use
- trung học phổ thông
- senior high school education
- (literally, “general secondary education”)
- học phổ thông
- to go to senior high school
- kiến thức phổ thông ― common knowledge
Usage notes[edit]
- Mainly found in certain compounds and expressions, for the usual word for "common", one might want to use thông thường instead.