Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 主義 (“doctrine”) and 社會 (“society”), a calque of Chinese 社會主義 xã hội chủ nghĩa

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ṯɕu˧˩ ŋiɜ˦ˀ˥ s̪aː˦ˀ˥ hoj˧ˀ˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ṯɕʊw˧˩ ŋiɜ˧˩ s̪aː˧˩ hoj˨ˀ˨ʔ]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [c̻ʊw˨˦ ŋiɜ˨˦ s̪aː˨˦ hoj˨ˀ˧ʔ]