chúng nó
Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]chúng (pluralising particle) + nó (“he; she; it”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʊwŋ͡m˧˦ nɔ˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʊwŋ͡m˦˧˥ nɔ˨˩˦]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [cʊwŋ͡m˦˥ nɔ˦˥]
Pronoun
[edit]- (chiefly Northern Vietnam) they/them
Usage notes
[edit]- Used to refer to people with similar and lower social standing, to those who one holds in low regard, and to animals