See also: phó͘-thong

Vietnamese

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Etymology

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Sino-Vietnamese word from 普通.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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phổ thông

  1. common; general; universal
    tiếng phổ thông
    the "standard language"; the language/dialect/accent that the majority of the national population use
    trung học phổ thông
    senior high school education
    (literally, “general secondary education”)
    học phổ thông
    to go to senior high school
    kiến thức phổ thôngcommon knowledge

Usage notes

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  • Mainly found in certain compounds and expressions, for the usual word for "common", one might want to use thông thường instead.