chúng nó

Vietnamese

Etymology

chúng (pluralising particle) +‎ nó (“he; she; it”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʊwŋ͡m˧˦ nɔ˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʊwŋ͡m˦˧˥ nɔ˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [cʊwŋ͡m˦˥ nɔ˦˥]

Pronoun

chúng nó

1. (chiefly Northern Vietnam) they/them

Usage notes

• Used to refer to people with similar and lower social standing, to those who one holds in low regard, and to animals