hạ tầng

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• (dated) hạ tằng

Etymology

下 (hạ, “lower; below”) + tầng (“level”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [haː˧˨ʔ təŋ˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [haː˨˩ʔ təŋ˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [haː˨˩˨ təŋ˨˩]

Noun

hạ tầng

1. Short for hạ tầng cơ sở (“infrastructure”).
2. (uncommon) underlying foundation or basis

Verb

hạ tầng

1. (colloquial) Short for hạ tầng công tác (“to downgrade (as a form of disciplinary action)”).