trường kỉ
See also: trường kì
Vietnamese
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editSino-Vietnamese word from 長 (“long”) and 几 (“bench; table”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕɨəŋ˨˩ ki˧˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʈɨəŋ˦˩ kɪj˧˨]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʈɨəŋ˨˩ kɪj˨˩˦]
Noun
edit- a long bench (especially wooden, with armrests and a backrest)
- (figurative) a couch; sofa
- 2016, Trầm Hương, Trong cơn lốc xoáy, part I, NXB Phụ nữ, page 29:
- Giữa ngôi nhà, giáo Long đang ngồi chấm bài bên bộ trường kỷ, được chất đầy sách vở.
- In the middle of the house, teacher Long was grading homework besides the couch, which was piled with books.