Vietnamese

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Etymology

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Sino-Vietnamese word from 剩餘. The only common word that uses the reading thặng for Middle Chinese (zyingH). The more common reading for Middle Chinese (ʑɨŋH) is thừa, which does not retain the final consonant.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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thặng

  1. (formal, Marxism, Leninism) surplus
    giá trị thặng dư
    surplus value