án tù

See also: antu and an tử

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 案囚, composed of 案 (“table; bench; legal case”) and 囚 (“prisoner; convict; confine”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔaːn˧˦ tu˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔaːŋ˦˧˥ tʊw˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔaːŋ˦˥ tʊw˨˩]

Noun

án tù

  1. prison sentence; imprisonment
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