công sự
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ sɨ˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʂɨ˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʂɨ˨˩˨] ~ [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ sɨ˨˩˨]
Etymology 1
Sino-Vietnamese word from 工事 (“fortification”).
Noun
công sự
- (military) a fortification; defensive structure (especially a bunker or trench)
Etymology 2
Sino-Vietnamese word from 公事 (“public affairs”).
Noun
công sự
- (rare or obsolete) public affairs; government business