cơ bản
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 基本.
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kəː˧˧ ʔɓaːn˧˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kəː˧˧ ʔɓaːŋ˧˨]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kəː˧˧ ʔɓaːŋ˨˩˦]
Audio (Hồ Chí Minh City): (file)
Adjective edit
Adverb edit
- basically; essentially
- Cơ bản là tao đéo cần biết.
- Basically, I don't give a fuck.
Usage notes edit
Very similar to căn bản, perhaps with no discernible difference.