trường đại học
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Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]trường (“school”) + đại học (“university”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕɨəŋ˨˩ ʔɗaːj˧˨ʔ hawk͡p̚˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʈɨəŋ˦˩ ʔɗaːj˨˩ʔ hawk͡p̚˨˩ʔ]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʈɨəŋ˨˩ ʔɗaːj˨˩˨ hawk͡p̚˨˩˨]
Noun
[edit]Usage notes
[edit]- Trường đại học has been conventionally translated to "university" into English (even though such "university" may not offer postgraduate programs), while "college" is preserved for trường cao đẳng which is a more accurate equivalent of "junior college".