chúng nó
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
chúng (pluralising particle) + nó (“he; she; it”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʊwŋ͡m˧˦ nɔ˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʊwŋ͡m˦˧˥ nɔ˨˩˦]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [cʊwŋ͡m˦˥ nɔ˦˥]
Pronoun edit
- (chiefly Northern Vietnam) they/them
Usage notes edit
- Used to refer to people with similar and lower social standing, to those who one holds in low regard, and to animals