đồng nghiệp

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Hanoi [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩ ŋiəp̚˧˨ʔ]Huế [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˦˩ ŋiəp̚˨˩ʔ]Saigon [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩ ŋip̚˨˩˨] browser voice

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đồngfallinghuyền nghiệpheavynặng

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đồng nghiệp means colleague; coworker.

Chinese characters: 同業

Meanings of đồng nghiệp in English

Noun

colleague; coworker

Adjective

working together

Example sentences with đồng nghiệp

Tom là đồng nghiệp của tôi. Tom is my colleague.
"Những ai sẽ đến dự tiệc?" "Một vài người bạn và bốn hoặc năm đồng nghiệp." "Who will be coming to the party?" "A few friends and four or five colleagues."
Anh thề, nó không như những gì em nghĩ đâu! Cô ấy chỉ là đồng nghiệp thôi. I swear, it's not what you think! That girl is just a colleague.

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

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 同業.

Frequently asked questions

What does đồng nghiệp mean in English?

đồng nghiệp (noun) means "colleague; coworker".

How do you pronounce đồng nghiệp?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩ ŋiəp̚˧˨ʔ]; Saigon [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩ ŋip̚˨˩˨]. Tones: đồng — falling tone (huyền), nghiệp — heavy tone (nặng).

Is đồng nghiệp a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. đồng nghiệp is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 同業.

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.