chung cư

Vietnamese

Etymology

Corrupted form of chúng cư (眾居, “to live as a group”), under the influence of chung (“general; common”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʊwŋ͡m˧˧ kɨ˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʊwŋ͡m˧˧ kɨ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [cʊwŋ͡m˧˧ kɨ˧˧]

Noun

chung cư

1. apartment