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khoa học xã hội

noun
Hanoi [xwaː˧˧ hawk͡p̚˧˨ʔ saː˦ˀ˥ hoj˧˨ʔ]Huế [kʰwaː˧˧ hawk͡p̚˨˩ʔ saː˧˨ hoj˨˩ʔ]Saigon [kʰwaː˧˧ hawk͡p̚˨˩˨ saː˨˩˦ hoj˨˩˨] browser voice
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khoa học xã hội means social science.

Meanings of khoa học xã hội in English

Noun

  1. social science

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, khoa học xã hội could be written as 科學社會. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Adapted borrowing of Chinese 社會科學 /社会科学 (xã hội khoa học).

Frequently asked questions

What does khoa học xã hội mean in English?

khoa học xã hội (noun) means "social science".

How do you pronounce khoa học xã hội?

IPA: Hanoi [xwaː˧˧ hawk͡p̚˧˨ʔ saː˦ˀ˥ hoj˧˨ʔ]; Saigon [kʰwaː˧˧ hawk͡p̚˨˩˨ saː˨˩˦ hoj˨˩˨]. Tones: khoa — level tone (ngang), học — heavy tone (nặng), xã — creaky rising tone (ngã), hội — 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.