xí nghiệp

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 企業, composed of 企 (“to plan”) and 業 (“business”), from Japanese 企業 (kigyō, “enterprise”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [si˧˦ ŋiəp̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [sɪj˨˩˦ ŋiəp̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [sɪj˦˥ ŋip̚˨˩˨]

Noun

xí nghiệp

1. a manufacture company; a manufacturer