trúng số

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 中 and 數.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʊwŋ͡m˧˦ so˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʈʊwŋ͡m˦˧˥ ʂow˨˩˦] ~ [ʈʊwŋ͡m˦˧˥ sow˨˩˦]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʈʊwŋ͡m˦˥ ʂow˦˥] ~ [ʈʊwŋ͡m˦˥ sow˦˥]

Verb

trúng số

1. to win a lottery, raffle, sweepstakes, etc.

   trúng số độc đắc ― to win the first prize (in a raffle/lottery); (fig.) to earn big money, to hit the jackpot