cơ bản

See also: čoban and çoban

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 基本.

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kəː˧˧ ʔɓaːn˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kəː˧˧ ʔɓaːŋ˧˨]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kəː˧˧ ʔɓaːŋ˨˩˦]
  • Audio (Hồ Chí Minh City)(file)

Adjective

cơ bản

  1. basic; essential; fundamental

Adverb

cơ bản

  1. basically; essentially
    Cơ bản là tao đéo cần biết.
    Basically, I don't give a fuck.

Usage notes

Very similar to căn bản, perhaps with no discernible difference.

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