án tù

See also: antu and an tử

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 案囚, composed of 案 (“table; bench; legal case”) and 囚 (“prisoner; convict; confine”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔaːn˧˦ tu˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔaːŋ˦˧˥ tʊw˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔaːŋ˦˥ tʊw˨˩]

Noun

prison sentence; imprisonment

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