chuyên môn

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 專門.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕwiən˧˧ mon˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕwiəŋ˧˧ moŋ˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [c⁽ʷ⁾iəŋ˧˧ moŋ˧˧]

Noun

chuyên môn

expertise (great skill or knowledge)

Adjective

chuyên môn

(colloquial, derogatory) highly prone to; highly inclined to
Thằng này chuyên môn phá hoại.
He always ruins everything.

Mày chuyên môn luôn đó !
You really suck, you know that?
(literally, “You're always doing this bad thing, you know that?”)

See also

chuyên gia

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