trung cuộc

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 中局, composed of 中 (“middle, center”) and 局 (“situation, set, game”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʊwŋ͡m˧˧ kuək̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʈʊwŋ͡m˧˧ kuək̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʈʊwŋ͡m˧˧ kuək̚˨˩˨]

Noun

trung cuộc

1. (chess, xiangqi) a middlegame

See also

• khai cuộc
• tàn cuộc