phổ thông

See also: phó͘-thong

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 普通.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [fo˧˩ tʰəwŋ͡m˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [fow˧˨ tʰəwŋ͡m˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [fow˨˩˦ tʰəwŋ͡m˧˧]

    Adjective

    phổ thông

    1. common; general; universal
      tiếng phổ thông
      the "standard language"; the language/dialect/accent that the majority of the national population use
      trung học phổ thông
      senior high school education
      (literally, “general secondary education”)
      học phổ thông
      to go to senior high school
      kiến thức phổ thông ― common knowledge

    Usage notes

    • Mainly found in certain compounds and expressions, for the usual word for "common", one might want to use thông thường instead.
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