chính lưu

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 正 (“main”) and 流 (“stream”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕïŋ˧˦ liw˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɨn˦˧˥ lɨw˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [cɨn˦˥ lɨw˧˧]

Adjective

chính lưu

1. mainstream; used or accepted broadly as the norm

Noun

chính lưu

1. the mainstream; the orthodoxy; that which is common

Synonyms

• chủ lưu