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˨˩˦ vʲʊw˨˩˨]

Noun

nghĩa vụ

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

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