chân không

Vietnamese

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕən˧˧ xəwŋ͡m˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕəŋ˧˧ kʰəwŋ͡m˧˧] ~ [t͡ɕəŋ˧˧ xəwŋ͡m˧˧]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [cəŋ˧˧ kʰəwŋ͡m˧˧] ~ [cəŋ˧˧ xəwŋ͡m˧˧]

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 真空, composed of 真 (“true”) and 空 (“void; emptiness”).

Noun

chân không

  1. vacuum

Etymology 2

chân (“foot”) +‎ không (“plain/lacking”).

Adverb

chân không

  1. barefoot
    đi chân không ― to walk barefoot
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