đóng cửa

Vietnamese

Etymology

đóng +‎ cửa.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗawŋ͡m˧˦ kɨə˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗawŋ͡m˦˧˥ kɨə˧˨] ~ [ʔɗɔŋ˦˧˥ kɨə˧˨]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɗawŋ͡m˦˥ kɨə˨˩˦]

Verb

đóng cửa

1. (literally) to close the door; to shut the door
2. (figurative) to close (for business); to close down; to shut down