sung công

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 充公, composed of 充 (“to fill”) and 公 (“public; communal”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [sʊwŋ͡m˧˧ kəwŋ͡m˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂʊwŋ͡m˧˧ kəwŋ͡m˧˧] ~ [sʊwŋ͡m˧˧ kəwŋ͡m˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʂʊwŋ͡m˧˧ kəwŋ͡m˧˧] ~ [sʊwŋ͡m˧˧ kəwŋ͡m˧˧]

Verb

sung công

1. to confiscate; to expropriate