bậc trung
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Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]bậc (“rank”) + trung (“middle”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓək̚˧˨ʔ t͡ɕʊwŋ͡m˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓək̚˨˩ʔ ʈʊwŋ͡m˧˧]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓək̚˨˩˨ ʈʊwŋ͡m˧˧]
Noun
[edit]- midranking
- average
- 1820, Nguyễn Du (阮攸), Đoạn trường tân thanh (Truyện Kiều)[1], published 1866, lines 11–12:
固 茹 員 外 户 王 家 資 擬 拱 常 常 堛 中 - There was a respectable townsman with surname Vương.
Of modest wealth, he belonged to the middle class of society.
- There was a respectable townsman with surname Vương.