tư bản
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 資本, composed of 資 (“money”) and 本 (“funds”), from Japanese 資本 (shihon) (used as a translation of English capital), from Literary Chinese 資本 (zīběn, “funds”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tɨ˧˧ ʔɓaːn˧˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tɨ˧˧ ʔɓaːŋ˧˨]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tɨ˧˧ ʔɓaːŋ˨˩˦]
Noun edit
- (socialism, communism, capitalism) capital
- tư bản khả biến
- variable capital
Adjective edit
- (socialism, communism, capitalism) capitalist
- Synonym: tư bản chủ nghĩa
See also edit
Usage notes edit
Chiefly used in socialist or communist studies. For "funding capital" in general, use vốn instead.