công trường

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ t͡ɕɨəŋ˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʈɨəŋ˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʈɨəŋ˨˩]
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Etymology 1

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 工場 (“factory”), from Chinese 工 (gōng, “work; labor”) + 場 / 场 (“field; space”).

    Noun

    công trường

    1. a construction site
      công trường đang thi công ― this site is under construction

    Etymology 2

    Probably a coinage from Chinese 公 (gōng, “public”) + 場 / 场 which would yield "public field/space".

    Noun

    công trường • (公場)

    1. used in the names of some squares in Ho Chi Minh City
      Công trường Công xã Paris ― Công xã Paris Square

    See also

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