Jersey Dutch

Verb

xong

1. 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): [s̪ɐwŋ͡m˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [s̪ɐwŋ͡m˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [s̪ɐwŋ͡m˧˥]
• Homophone: song

Verb

xong

1. (transitive) to end, to complete
2. (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

1. finished, complete, done

   Xong chưa?

   Done yet?

References

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