mù chữ

See also: muchu

Vietnamese

Etymology

mù (“blind”) +‎ chữ (“letter; character; word”). Compare Chinese 文盲 (wénmáng, literally “writing-blind”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [mu˨˩ t͡ɕɨ˦ˀ˥]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [mʊw˦˩ t͡ɕɨ˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [mʊw˨˩ cɨ˨˩˦]

Adjective

illiterate (unable to read and write)

See also

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