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ông chủ

Level ≈B1 (approx.) noun Top 3,000 most common
Hanoi [ʔəwŋ͡m˧˧ t͡ɕu˧˩]Huế [ʔəwŋ͡m˧˧ t͡ɕʊw˧˨]Saigon [ʔəwŋ͡m˧˧ cʊw˨˩˦] browser voice
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ônglevelngangchủdippinghỏi

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ông chủ means head; boss.

Meanings of ông chủ in English

Noun

  1. head, boss

Example sentences with ông chủ

  • Sam là ông chủ của công ty anh ấy. Sam is the boss of his company.
  • Ông chủ tôi cho tôi nghỉ để học ba tháng. My boss gives me leave to study for three months.
  • Cô ấy không còn được ông chủ của mình ưu ái nữa. She was out of favor with her boss.
  • Bạn thật táo bạo khi đứng lên trước ông chủ như thế. It was pretty ballsy of you to stand up to the boss like that.
  • Tôi không biết tại sao ông chủ của tôi lại chọn tôi đi Boston. I don't know why my boss chose me to go to Boston.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, ông chủ could be written as 翁主. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

ông + chủ.

Frequently asked questions

What does ông chủ mean in English?

ông chủ (noun) means "head; boss".

How do you pronounce ông chủ?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔəwŋ͡m˧˧ t͡ɕu˧˩]; Saigon [ʔəwŋ͡m˧˧ cʊw˨˩˦]. Tones: ông — level tone (ngang), chủ — dipping tone (hỏi).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.