chúng nó
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Vietnamese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
chúng (pluralising particle) + nó (“he; she; it”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʊwŋ͡m˧˦ nɔ˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʊwŋ͡m˦˧˥ nɔ˨˩˦]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [cʊwŋ͡m˦˥ nɔ˦˥]
Pronoun[edit]
- (chiefly Northern Vietnam) they/them
Usage notes[edit]
- Used to refer to people with similar and lower social standing, to those who one holds in low regard, and to animals