Tung Của
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Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Mandarin 中國／中国 (Zhōngguó), with phono-semantic matching with tung (“to throw, to toss”) and của (“property, belongings”), i.e. "money juggler". Doublet of Trung Quốc.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʊwŋ͡m˧˧ kuə˧˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tʊwŋ͡m˧˧ kuə˧˨]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʊwŋ͡m˧˧ kuə˨˩˦]
Noun
[edit]- (highly derogatory) China