trường đại học

Vietnamese

Etymology

trường (“school”) +‎ đại học (“university”)

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕɨəŋ˨˩ ɗaːj˧˨ʔ hawk͡p̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʈɨəŋ˦˩ ɗaːj˨˩ʔ hawk͡p̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʈɨəŋ˨˩ ɗaːj˨˩˨ hawk͡p̚˨˩˨]

Noun

trường đại học (場大學)

  1. university; college

Usage notes

  • Trường đại học has been conventionally translated to "university" into English (even though such "university" may not offer postgraduate programs), while "college" is preserved for trường cao đẳng which is a more accurate equivalent of "junior college".

Synonyms

  • viện đại học
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