khung
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 框 (“frame”, SV: khuông).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xʊwŋ͡m˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰʊwŋ͡m˧˧] ~ [xʊwŋ͡m˧˧]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰʊwŋ͡m˧˧] ~ [xʊwŋ͡m˧˧]
Noun
[edit]- frame
- khung máy bay ― airframe
- (automobile) chassis; (bicycle) frame
- (figurative) framework; skeleton