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Tung Của

noun
Hanoi [tʊwŋ͡m˧˧ kuə˧˩]Huế [tʊwŋ͡m˧˧ kuə˧˨]Saigon [tʊwŋ͡m˧˧ kuə˨˩˦] browser voice
Syllables · tones
tunglevelngangcủadippinghỏi

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Tung Của means China.

Meanings of Tung Của in English

Noun

  1. derogatory China

Etymology

From Mandarin 中國 /中国 (Zhōngguó), with phono-semantic matching with tung (“to throw, to toss”) and của (“property, belongings”), i.e. "money juggler". Doublet of Trung Quốc.

Frequently asked questions

What does Tung Của mean in English?

Tung Của (noun) means "China".

How do you pronounce Tung Của?

IPA: Hanoi [tʊwŋ͡m˧˧ kuə˧˩]; Saigon [tʊwŋ͡m˧˧ kuə˨˩˦]. Tones: tung — level tone (ngang), của — dipping tone (hỏi).

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.