án tù

See also: antu, an tử, and án từ

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 案囚, composed of 案 (“table; bench; legal case”) and 囚 (“prisoner; convict; confine”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔaːn˧˦ tu˨˩]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔaːŋ˦˧˥ tʊw˦˩]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔaːŋ˦˥ tʊw˨˩]

    Noun

    án tù

    1. prison sentence; imprisonment
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