tầng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 層 (SV: tằng).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [təŋ˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [təŋ˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [təŋ˨˩]

Noun

tầng

1. (architecture) a story; a floor; a level

   tầng 1

   the first floor (either (Northern Vietnam) the ground floor, or (Southern Vietnam) the floor immediately above it)

   tầng trệt

   (Southern Vietnam) the ground floor

   tầng hầm

   an underground level

   tầng lửng

   a full-fledged mezzanine, as opposed to a gác lửng which is just a platform used in small flats