chúng

See also: Chung, chưng, chùng, chứng, chùng, and Chüng

Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈxuːŋ], [ˈxuːŋɡ]

Adjective

chúng

  1. lenited form of cúng

Noun

chúng

  1. lenited form of cúng

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 眾 (“many”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʊwŋ͡m˧˦]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʊwŋ͡m˦˧˥]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [cʊwŋ͡m˦˥]
    • Audio (Hà Nội):(file)

    Particle

    chúng (眾, 衆, 𫡑)

    1. Pluralizing particle for pronouns
      Synonym: tụi (“informal”)

    Usage notes

    • Not universally versatile. Only comfortably compatible with certain pronouns and kinship terms, such as tôi, ta, mày, mình, nó, con, cháu. With some others, such as tao, it is not as comfortably compatible and may sound somewhat jarring. chúng bạn (“your friends; your cohorts”) may sound a bit old-fashioned.

    Derived terms

    See also

    Pronoun

    chúng

    1. they/them (used for animals)
    2. they/them (used for people whom one holds in low regard)
      Chúng xả súng hại chết 3 người.
      They unloaded and killed 3 people.
      Chúng tàn sát dân ta, bắt dân ta làm nô lệ.
      They slaughtered our people, they made us into their slaves.

    Derived terms

    • bọn chúng
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