xã hội

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Vietnamese

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Etymology

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Sino-Vietnamese word from 社會, composed of (god of earth) and (gathering), from Japanese 社会 (shakai), from Middle Chinese 社會 (MC dzyaeX hwajH, “festival devoted to the earth god”). See also xã tắc.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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hội

  1. society
  2. (education) Short for môn xã hội (social science subjects).
    Bên xã hội có bốn môn: văn, sử, địa, công dân.
    There are four subjects of social sciences: literature, history, geography, and civil education.

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