thường thường
Vietnamese
editEtymology
editSino-Vietnamese word from 常常.
Pronunciation
edit- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰɨəŋ˨˩ tʰɨəŋ˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰɨəŋ˦˩ tʰɨəŋ˦˩]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰɨəŋ˨˩ tʰɨəŋ˨˩]
Adverb
editAdjective
edit- average; normal
- 1820, Nguyễn Du (阮攸), Đoạn trường tân thanh (Truyện Kiều)[1], published 1866, lines 11–12:
固 茹 員 外 户 王 家 資 擬 拱 常 常 堛 中 - There was a respectable townsman with surname Vương.
Of modest wealth, he belonged to the middle class of society.
- There was a respectable townsman with surname Vương.