chung thân
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese
word from
終身
.
Pronunciation
(
Hà Nội
)
IPA
(key)
:
[t͡ɕʊwŋ͡m˧˧ tʰən˧˧]
(
Huế
)
IPA
(key)
:
[t͡ɕʊwŋ͡m˧˧ tʰəŋ˧˧]
(
Saigon
)
IPA
(key)
:
[cʊwŋ͡m˧˧ tʰəŋ˧˧]
Adjective
chung
thân
for
all
of one's
life
tù
chung thân
―
life
sentence