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Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 普通.
Pronunciation
Adjective
phổ thông
- common; general; universal
tiếng phổ thông- the "standard language"; the language/dialect/accent that the majority of the national population use
trung học phổ thông- senior high school education
- (literally, “general secondary education”)
học phổ thông- to go to senior high school
- kiến thức phổ thông ― common knowledge
Usage notes
- Mainly found in certain compounds and expressions, for the usual word for "common", one might want to use thông thường instead.