tầng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 層 (SV: tằng).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [təŋ˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [təŋ˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [təŋ˨˩]

Noun

tầng

(architecture) a story; a floor; a level
tầng 1
the first floor (either (Northern Vietnam) the ground floor, or (Southern Vietnam) the floor immediately above it)

tầng trệt
(Southern Vietnam) the ground floor

tầng hầm
an underground level

tầng lửng
a full-fledged mezzanine, as opposed to a gác lửng which is just a platform used in small flats

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