tạp vụ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 雜務.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [taːp̚˧˨ʔ vu˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [taːp̚˨˩ʔ vʊw˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [taːp̚˨˩˨ vʊw˨˩˨] ~ [taːp̚˨˩˨ jʊw˨˩˨]

Noun

tạp vụ

  1. odd jobs; sundry duties
  2. a janitor; a caretaker