công trường

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ t͡ɕɨəŋ˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʈɨəŋ˦˩]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʈɨəŋ˨˩]

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 工場 (“factory”), from Chinese 工 (gōng, “work; labor”) + 場／场 (“field; space”).

Noun

công trường

1. a construction site

   công trường đang thi công ― this site is under construction

Etymology 2

Probably a coinage from Chinese 公 (gōng, “public”) + 場／场 which would yield "public field/space".

Noun

công trường • (公場)

1. used in the names of some squares in Ho Chi Minh City

   Công trường Công xã Paris ― Công xã Paris Square

See also

• quảng trường