khung

See also: khứng, khựng, and khủng

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 框 (“frame”, SV: khuông).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xʊwŋ͡m˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰʊwŋ͡m˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰʊwŋ͡m˧˧]

    Noun

    (classifier cái, chiếc) khung • (椌)

    1. frame
      khung máy bay ― airframe
    2. (automobile) chassis; (bicycle) frame
    3. (figurative) framework; skeleton

    Derived terms

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