chân không
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[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕən˧˧ xəwŋ͡m˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕəŋ˧˧ kʰəwŋ͡m˧˧] ~ [t͡ɕəŋ˧˧ xəwŋ͡m˧˧]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [cəŋ˧˧ kʰəwŋ͡m˧˧] ~ [cəŋ˧˧ xəwŋ͡m˧˧]
Etymology 1
[edit]Sino-Vietnamese word from 真空, composed of 真 (“true”) and 空 (“void; emptiness”).
Noun
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]chân (“foot”) + không (“plain/lacking”).
Adverb
[edit]- barefoot
- đi chân không ― to walk barefoot