cuộc
Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 局 (“situation; set; game; classifier”, SV: cục).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]cuộc
- (usually used as nominalising particle) a continuous and long enough event that involves several people
- cuộc họp ― a meeting
- cuộc gọi ― a telephone call
- cuộc đua ― a race
- cuộc hẹn ― an appointment
- cuộc nhậu ― a drinking party; a carousal
- cuộc thi ― a contest; a competition
- cuộc vui ― a period of fun
- (specifically) competition, competitive event
- thua cuộc ― to lose a match
- xe đạp cuộc ― racing bicyle