xã hội
Vietnamese
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editSino-Vietnamese word from 社會, composed of 社 (“god of earth”) and 會 (“gathering”), from Japanese 社会 (shakai), from Middle Chinese 社會 (MC dzyaeX hwajH, “festival devoted to the earth god”). See also xã tắc.
Pronunciation
edit- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [saː˦ˀ˥ hoj˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [saː˧˨ hoj˨˩ʔ]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [saː˨˩˦ hoj˨˩˨]
Noun
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