thông tục

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 通俗 (“popular”).

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

Adjective

thông tục

  1. (linguistics) colloquial
  2. (formal, especially in dictionaries) popular; vulgar
    Synonym: tục
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