đúng

See also: dung, đùng, đứng, and đừng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Probably a non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 中 (SV: trúng).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗʊwŋ͡m˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗʊwŋ͡m˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɗʊwŋ͡m˦˥]

Adjective

đúng

not wrong or improper; right, correct, accurate, precise, proper, etc.
Antonym: sai

Bài 10 câu, đúng có 2 câu.
There were 10 questions, and I only got 2 correct answers.

Đúng rồi.
That’s right.

năm giờ đúng ― five o'clock

See also

phải

Derived terms

đúng chóc
đúng đắn (từ láy)
đúng phóc
đúng sai

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