cục

See also: cuc, CUC, cúc, Cúc, cực, and ċuċ

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kʊwk͡p̚˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kʊwk͡p̚˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kʊwk͡p̚˨˩˨]
Homophone: cụt

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 局. For the classifier sense, compare 局部 (cục bộ, “a smaller entity; part”).

Classifier

cục

Indicates turds, stones, erasers, flour balls, bricks, tiles.

Noun

cục

(government) an office under a bộ (“ministry”)

Derived terms

Cục Điều tra Liên bang
tổng cục (“general office”)

Alternative forms

cộc
cọc

Adjective

cục • (局)

short-tempered; hotheaded
Synonym: nóng

See also

Derived terms

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