cấm cung

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from (to forbid) and (palace).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kəm˧˦ kʊwŋ͡m˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [kəm˦˧˥ kʊwŋ͡m˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kəm˦˥ kʊwŋ͡m˧˧]

    Verb

    cấm cung

    1. to confine to the house (usually used of a high-born girl in the feudal times)

    Noun

    cấm cung

    1. (archaic) synonym of cung cấm (forbidden palace (where the emperor lives))