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công ước

noun Sino-Vietnamese
Hanoi [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʔɨək̚˧˦]Huế [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʔɨək̚˦˧˥]Saigon [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʔɨək̚˦˥] browser voice
Syllables · tones
cônglevelngangướcrisingsắc

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công ước means convention; agreement.

Chinese characters: 公約

Meanings of công ước in English

Noun

  1. convention; agreement

Example sentences with công ước

  • Bush chưa từng vi phạm Công ước Geneva. Bush never violated the Geneva Convention.

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

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 公約.

Frequently asked questions

What does công ước mean in English?

công ước (noun) means "convention; agreement".

How do you pronounce công ước?

IPA: Hanoi [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʔɨək̚˧˦]; Saigon [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʔɨək̚˦˥]. Tones: công — level tone (ngang), ước — rising tone (sắc).

Is công ước a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. công ước is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 公約.

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.