công sự

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ sɨ˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʂɨ˨˩ʔ] ~ [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ sɨ˨˩ʔ]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʂɨ˨˩˨] ~ [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ sɨ˨˩˨]

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 工事 (“fortification”).

Noun

công sự

1. (military) a fortification; defensive structure (especially a bunker or trench)

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 公事 (“public affairs”).

Noun

công sự

1. (rare or obsolete) public affairs; government business