bậc trung

Vietnamese

Etymology

bậc (“rank”) +‎ trung (“middle”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓək̚˧˨ʔ t͡ɕʊwŋ͡m˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓək̚˨˩ʔ ʈʊwŋ͡m˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓək̚˨˩˨ ʈʊwŋ͡m˧˧]

Noun

bậc trung • (堛中)

1. midranking
2. average
   • 1820, Nguyễn Du (阮攸), Đoạn trường tân thanh (Truyện Kiều)‎^[1], published 1866, lines 11–12:

     固(Có)茹(nhà)員(viên)外(ngoại)户(họ)王(Vương)
     家(Gia)資(tư)擬(nghĩ)拱(cũng)常(thường)常(thường)堛(bậc)中(trung)

     There was a respectable townsman with surname Vương.
     Of modest wealth, he belonged to the middle class of society.