tàn cuộc

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 殘局, composed of 殘 (“to fade, to wither, to decay, to crumble”) and 局 (“situation, set, game”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [taːn˨˩ kuək̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [taːŋ˦˩ kuək̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [taːŋ˨˩ kuək̚˨˩˨]

Noun

tàn cuộc

1. (chess, xiangqi) an endgame

   Synonyms: tàn cục, cờ tàn

See also

• khai cuộc
• trung cuộc