đình công

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Hanoi [ʔɗïŋ˨˩ kəwŋ͡m˧˧]Huế [ʔɗɨn˦˩ kəwŋ͡m˧˧]Saigon [ʔɗɨn˨˩ kəwŋ͡m˧˧] browser voice

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đìnhfallinghuyền cônglevelngang

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đình công means to go on a strike; to strike.

Chinese characters: 停工

Meanings of đình công in English

Verb

to go on a strike; to strike (to stop working as a protest) ≈ bãi công

Example sentences with đình công

Các công nhân đang đình công. The workers are on strike.
Các công nhân đang đe dọa sẽ đình công. The workers are threatening to go on strike.
Các công nhân đang cân nhắc việc đình công. The workers are considering going on strike.
Các công nhân đang đình công đòi tăng lương. The workers are on strike for higher pay.

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

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 停工.

Frequently asked questions

What does đình công mean in English?

đình công (verb) means "to go on a strike; to strike".

How do you pronounce đình công?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔɗïŋ˨˩ kəwŋ͡m˧˧]; Saigon [ʔɗɨn˨˩ kəwŋ͡m˧˧]. Tones: đình — falling tone (huyền), công — level tone (ngang).

Is đình công a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. đình công is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 停工.

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.