số đông

noun

Hanoi [so˧˦ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˧˧]Huế [ʂow˨˩˦ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˧˧]Saigon [ʂow˦˥ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˧˧] browser voice

Syllables · tones

sốrisingsắc đônglevelngang

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số đông means majority.

Meanings of số đông in English

Noun

majority ≈ đa số phần đông

Example sentences with số đông

Dân chủ là sự chuyên chế của số đông. Democracy is the tyranny of the majority.

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

Etymology

số + đông.

Frequently asked questions

What does số đông mean in English?

số đông (noun) means "majority".

How do you pronounce số đông?

IPA: Hanoi [so˧˦ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˧˧]; Saigon [ʂow˦˥ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˧˧]. Tones: số — rising tone (sắc), đông — level tone (ngang).

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.