cờ tướng

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kəː˨˩ tɨəŋ˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kəː˦˩ tɨəŋ˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kəː˨˩ tɨəŋ˦˥]

Etymology 1

From cờ (“board game with pieces or tokens”) +‎ tướng (“general”, xiangqi equivalent of the chess king), perhaps also referencing Chinese 將 (tướng, “to check”). Compare Chinese 象棋 (tượng kì). Also compare cờ vua (“chess”, literally “king board game”).

Noun

cờ tướng

xiangqi; Chinese chess

Etymology 2

Calque of Japanese 将棋 (shōgi, tướng kì)

Noun

cờ tướng

shogi

Etymology 3

Calque of Korean 장기 (janggi)

Noun

cờ tướng

janggi

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