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chuyện thường ngày ở huyện

noun
Hanoi [t͡ɕwiən˧˨ʔ tʰɨəŋ˨˩ ŋaj˨˩ ʔəː˧˩ hwiən˧˨ʔ]Huế [t͡ɕwiəŋ˨˩ʔ tʰɨəŋ˦˩ ŋaj˦˩ ʔəː˧˨ hwiəŋ˨˩ʔ]Saigon [c⁽ʷ⁾iəŋ˨˩˨ tʰɨəŋ˨˩ ŋa(ː)j˨˩ ʔəː˨˩˦ wiəŋ˨˩˨] browser voice
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Meanings of chuyện thường ngày ở huyện in English

Noun

  1. idiomatic a negative occurrence or situation within a community but is such commonplace that no one even bothers to bat an eye anymore

Etymology

Probably from the title of Районные будни (District Routine, 1956) by Soviet writer Valentin Ovechkin, first translated into Vietnamese in 1978 as Chuyện thường ngày ở huyện.

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How do you pronounce chuyện thường ngày ở huyện?

IPA: Hanoi [t͡ɕwiən˧˨ʔ tʰɨəŋ˨˩ ŋaj˨˩ ʔəː˧˩ hwiən˧˨ʔ]; Saigon [c⁽ʷ⁾iəŋ˨˩˨ tʰɨəŋ˨˩ ŋa(ː)j˨˩ ʔəː˨˩˦ wiəŋ˨˩˨]. Tones: chuyện — heavy tone (nặng), thường — falling tone (huyền), ngày — falling tone (huyền), ở — dipping tone (hỏi), huyện — heavy tone (nặng).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited. 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.