tàn cuộc
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 殘局, composed of 殘 (“to fade, to wither, to decay, to crumble”) and 局 (“situation, set, game”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [taːn˨˩ kuək̚˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [taːŋ˦˩ kuək̚˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [taːŋ˨˩ kuək̚˨˩˨]
Noun
tàn cuộc
- (chess, xiangqi) an endgame
- Synonyms: tàn cục, cờ tàn
See also
- khai cuộc
- trung cuộc