chuyên môn

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 專門.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕwiən˧˧ mon˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕwiəŋ˧˧ moŋ˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [c⁽ʷ⁾iəŋ˧˧ moŋ˧˧]

Noun

chuyên môn

1. expertise (great skill or knowledge)

Adjective

chuyên môn

1. (colloquial, derogatory) highly prone to; highly inclined to

   Thằng này chuyên môn phá hoại.

   He always ruins everything.

   Mày chuyên môn luôn đó !

   You really suck, you know that?

   (literally, “You're always doing this bad thing, you know that?”)

See also

• chuyên gia