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Vietnamese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Sino-Vietnamese word from 蟲 (“animal”), from Literary Chinese 蟲 (drjuwng). In early Chinese, applied to all animals (see 五蟲／五虫 (“five animal groups”), namely 裸蟲／裸虫 (luǒchóng, “humans, amphibians and worms”, literally “bare animals”), 毛蟲／毛虫 (máochóng, “mammals”, literally “furry animals”), 羽蟲／羽虫 (“birds”, literally “feathered animals”), 鱗蟲／鳞虫 (“fish and reptiles”, literally “scaly animals”) and 甲蟲／甲虫 (jiǎchóng, “insects”, literally “armored animals”)), but later confined to very small ones, particularly worms, insects and microorganisms (such as the modern meaning of 毛蟲／毛虫 (máochóng, “caterpillar”, literally “furry bug”) and 甲蟲／甲虫 (jiǎchóng, “beetle”, literally “armored bug”)).
Noun
trùng
- a microorganism
- trùng (đế) giày ― a member of Paramecium (literally, “sole bug”)
- trùng roi ― a flagellate (literally, “whip bug”)
- an insect
Usage notes
Used as a free noun in some poems, but mostly occurs as a bound affix.
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Etymology 2
Sino-Vietnamese word from 重 (“to repeat; -fold”), from Literary Chinese 重 (drjowng). Doublet of trọng.
Verb
trùng
- to coincide
Ngày nghỉ trùng với chủ nhật nên được nghỉ bù.- We get a compensatory day off because the holiday is on a Sunday.
Affix
trùng
- -fold
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