tàn cuộc

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 殘局, composed of 殘 (“to fade, to wither, to decay, to crumble”) and 局 (“situation, set, game”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [taːn˨˩ kuək̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [taːŋ˦˩ kuək̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [taːŋ˨˩ kuək̚˨˩˨]

Noun

tàn cuộc

  1. (chess, xiangqi) an endgame
    Synonyms: tàn cục, cờ tàn

See also

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