Tiếng Việt · Word Attested

đồng lương

[ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩ lɨəŋ˧˧]

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(noun) wage; salary; pay (usually one that is low)

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

lương thấp

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NounRegister: informal

Where it’s used: Used Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora

Tôi đang xoay sở để giành tiền với đồng lương ít ỏi.I'm managing scraping along on a small salary.

Tatoeba sentence #1564362 (CC BY 2.0 FR, tatoeba.org, retrieved 2026-07-31)

Sources & notes

Imported from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29); community review pending. source ↗

Topics: Money

Common questions

What does “đồng lương” mean?

(noun) wage; salary; pay (usually one that is low)

Is “đồng lương” formal or informal?

đồng lương is generally informal.