tựu trường

Vietnamese

Etymology

Chinese 就 (jiù, “to gather”) + trường (“school”)

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tiw˧˨ʔ t͡ɕɨəŋ˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tɨw˨˩ʔ ʈɨəŋ˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tɨw˨˩˨ ʈɨəŋ˨˩]

Verb

tựu trường

(education) to go back to school after a long break, especially to start a new school year
Học sinh cả nước tựu trường ngày mùng 5 tháng 9.
September 5 is the back-to-school day.

See also

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