trường đại học
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Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]trường (“school”) + đại học (“university”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕɨəŋ˨˩ ʔɗaːj˧˨ʔ hawk͡p̚˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʈɨəŋ˦˩ ʔɗaːj˨˩ʔ hawk͡p̚˨˩ʔ]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʈɨəŋ˨˩ ʔɗaːj˨˩˨ hawk͡p̚˨˩˨]
Noun
[edit]- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see trường, đại học.
- (legalese) a university that does not meet the criteria to be đại học, such as by being specialized or by not having member institutions