tàn cuộc

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 殘局, composed of 殘 (“to fade, to wither, to decay, to crumble”) and 局 (“situation, set, game”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [taːn˨˩ kuək̚˧˨ʔ]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [taːŋ˦˩ kuək̚˨˩ʔ]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [taːŋ˨˩ kuək̚˨˩˨]

    Noun

    tàn cuộc

    1. (chess, xiangqi) an endgame
      Synonyms: tàn cục, cờ tàn

    See also

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