trường kỉ

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

trường kỷ, tràng kỉ, tràng kỷ

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 長 (“long”) and 几 (“bench; table”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɨəŋ˨˩ ki˧˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʈɨəŋ˦˩ kɪj˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʈɨəŋ˨˩ kɪj˨˩˦]

Noun

trường kỉ

a long bench (especially wooden, with armrests and a backrest)
(figurative) a couch; sofa
- 2016, Trầm Hương, Trong cơn lốc xoáy, part I, NXB Phụ nữ, page 29:
  Giữa ngôi nhà, giáo Long đang ngồi chấm bài bên bộ trường kỷ, được chất đầy sách vở.
  In the middle of the house, teacher Long was grading homework besides the couch, which was piled with books.

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