xuống

From Proto-Vietic *tʃɔːŋʔ. Cognate with Tho [Cuối Chăm] cɔːŋ⁴.

See also giuống, probably derived from an affixed form.

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

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xuống • (𠖈, 𡬈, 𨑜, 𪧍, 𫳭, 𫴋, 𬕹, 𬺗)

1. to go downwards; to descend
2. to get off (a vehicle)

   xuống xe ― to get off a wheeled vehicle

   xuống tàu ― to get off a train/ship

3. to go to (a less developed area, especially a huyện)
4. to be in decline

xuống • (𠖈, 𡬈, 𨑜, 𪧍, 𫳭, 𫴋, 𬕹, 𬺗)

1. downwards

   ngồi xuống ― to sit down

   nằm xuống ― to lie down

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