vốn liếng

Vietnamese

Etymology

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Particularly: “vốn (“capital”) +‎ liếng. perhaps liếng is non-sv reading of 另 (lìng, “other; in addition”).”

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [von˧˦ liəŋ˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [voŋ˦˧˥ liəŋ˦˧˥]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [voŋ˦˥ liəŋ˦˥] ~ [joŋ˦˥ liəŋ˦˥]

Noun

vốn liếng • (𬬌另)

capital; wealth; savings
vốn liếng chính trị ― political capital