sống còn

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Vietnamese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

sống +‎ còn.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [səwŋ͡m˧˦ kɔn˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂəwŋ͡m˦˧˥ kɔŋ˦˩] ~ [səwŋ͡m˦˧˥ kɔŋ˦˩] invalid IPA characters (][)
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʂəwŋ͡m˦˥ kɔŋ˨˩] ~ [səwŋ͡m˦˥ kɔŋ˨˩] invalid IPA characters (][)

Adjective[edit]

sống còn

  1. vital (necessary to the continuation of life; being the seat of life; being that on which life depends.)