nghĩa vụ
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 義務.
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
- duty; responsibility; obligation
- (colloquial) Short for nghĩa vụ quân sự (“military service”).