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kiến trúc thượng tầng

noun
Hanoi [kiən˧˦ t͡ɕʊwk͡p̚˧˦ tʰɨəŋ˧˨ʔ təŋ˨˩]Huế [kiəŋ˦˧˥ ʈʊwk͡p̚˦˧˥ tʰɨəŋ˨˩ʔ təŋ˦˩]Saigon [kiəŋ˦˥ ʈʊwk͡p̚˦˥ tʰɨəŋ˨˩˨ təŋ˨˩] browser voice
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kiến trúc thượng tầng means superstructure.

Meanings of kiến trúc thượng tầng in English

Noun

  1. superstructure

Synonyms and antonyms of kiến trúc thượng tầng

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Etymology

From kiến trúc (“architecture”) + thượng tầng (“upper level”); calque of Chinese 上層建築 /上层建筑 (thượng tằng kiến trúc)

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What does kiến trúc thượng tầng mean in English?

kiến trúc thượng tầng (noun) means "superstructure".

How do you pronounce kiến trúc thượng tầng?

IPA: Hanoi [kiən˧˦ t͡ɕʊwk͡p̚˧˦ tʰɨəŋ˧˨ʔ təŋ˨˩]; Saigon [kiəŋ˦˥ ʈʊwk͡p̚˦˥ tʰɨəŋ˨˩˨ təŋ˨˩]. Tones: kiến — rising tone (sắc), trúc — rising tone (sắc), thượng — heavy tone (nặng), tầng — falling tone (huyền).

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.