xong

See also: xông

Jersey Dutch

Verb

xong

went
- 1912, Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsche taal— en letterkunde, volumes 31-32, page 309:
  En kääd'l had twî jongers; de êne blêv täus;
  de andere xong vôrt f'n häus f'r en stat. […]
  A man had two sons. The one stayed at home;
  the other went abroad from home to make his fortune. […]

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Middle Vietnamese sao᷄.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [sawŋ͡m˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [sawŋ͡m˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [sawŋ͡m˧˧]
Homophone: song

Verb

xong

(transitive) to end, to complete
(intransitive) to be rid of something harmful; to be at peace
Tiến không được mà lùi lại cũng không xong.
There's no use advancing but retreating doesn't gain you peace either.

Synonyms

(to complete): kết thúc, hoàn thành, hoàn tất
(to be at peace): yên ổn

Adjective

xong

finished, complete, done
Xong chưa?
Done yet?

References

"xong" in Hồ Ngọc Đức, Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details)

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