công cốc
noun
Hanoi [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ kəwk͡p̚˧˦]Huế [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ kəwk͡p̚˦˧˥]Saigon [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ kəwk͡p̚˦˥] browser voice
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Meanings of công cốc in English
Noun
- idiomatic, informal something that one has put a lot of effort into but yields no real result
Example sentences with công cốc
- Tất cả đều đã trở thành công cốc. It all came to nothing.
Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).
Etymology
From công (“labor”) + cốc (“cormorant”).
Frequently asked questions
How do you pronounce công cốc?
IPA: Hanoi [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ kəwk͡p̚˧˦]; Saigon [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ kəwk͡p̚˦˥]. Tones: công — level tone (ngang), cốc — rising tone (sắc).