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Vietnamese
Etymology
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 桶 (SV: dũng, thũng); compare thúng. Cognate with Khmer ធុង (thung, “cistern”).
Pronunciation
Noun
(classifier cái) thùng • (樁, 桶, 筩)
- a barrel (round vessel made from staves bound with a hoop)
- Synonym: phuy
- (by extension) the hip area of an outerwear bottom (pants, shorts, a skirt, etc.) within which a top is tucked in
- đóng thùng ― to close a barrel; to tuck one's shirt in
- bỏ áo trong/ngoài thùng ― to keep one's shirt tucked/untucked
- (by extension) a cardboard box used to contain a fairly large amount of retail goods, typically beverage cans, milk bottles/packs or instant noodle packs
Mua 1 thùng tặng 2 gói.- Buy one carton/box and get two more packs free.
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