chủ lưu

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 主流, composed of 主 (“main”) and 流 (“stream”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕu˧˩ liw˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʊw˧˨ lɨw˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [cʊw˨˩˦ lɨw˧˧]

Adjective

chủ lưu

1. mainstream; used or accepted broadly as the norm

Noun

chủ lưu

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

Synonyms

• chính lưu