nghĩa vụ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese, Japanese 義務 (gimu).

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋiə˦ˀ˥ vu˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋiə˧˨ vʊw˨˩ʔ]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ŋiə˨˩˦ vʊw˨˩˨] ~ [ŋiə˨˩˦ jʊw˨˩˨]

Noun

nghĩa vụ

  1. duty; responsibility; obligation
  2. (colloquial) Short for nghĩa vụ quân sự (“military service”).
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