thông điệp

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 通牒, composed of 通 (“to go through, to pass through”) and 牒 (“official message, official letter”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʔɗiəp̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʔɗiəp̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʰəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʔɗip̚˨˩˨]

Noun

thông điệp

1. diplomatic note; official note; correspondence
2. message; memo