đồng lương

noun

Hanoi [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩ lɨəŋ˧˧]Huế [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˦˩ lɨəŋ˧˧]Saigon [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩ lɨəŋ˧˧] browser voice

Syllables · tones

đồngfallinghuyền lươnglevelngang

Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →

đồng lương means wage; salary; pay.

Meanings of đồng lương in English

Noun

colloquial wage; salary; pay (usually one that is low)

Example sentences with đồng lương

Tôi đang xoay sở để giành tiền với đồng lương ít ỏi. I'm managing scraping along on a small salary.

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

Etymology

đồng + lương.

Frequently asked questions

What does đồng lương mean in English?

đồng lương (noun) means "wage; salary; pay".

How do you pronounce đồng lương?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩ lɨəŋ˧˧]; Saigon [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩ lɨəŋ˧˧]. Tones: đồng — falling tone (huyền), lương — level tone (ngang).

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. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.