thặng dư

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 剩餘. The only common word that uses the reading thặng for Middle Chinese 剩 (zying^H). The more common reading for Middle Chinese 剩 (ʑɨŋ^H) is thừa, which does not retain the final consonant.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰaŋ˧˨ʔ zɨ˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰaŋ˨˩ʔ jɨ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tʰaŋ˨˩˨ jɨ˧˧]

Adjective

thặng dư

1. (formal, Marxism, Leninism) surplus

   giá trị thặng dư

   surplus value