trung cuộc

== Vietnamese == === Etymology === Sino-Vietnamese word from 中局, composed of 中 (“middle, center”) and 局 (“situation, set, game”). === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʊwŋ͡m˧˧ kuək̚˧˨ʔ] (Huế) IPA(key): [ʈʊwŋ͡m˧˧ kuək̚˨˩ʔ] (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʈʊwŋ͡m˧˧ kuək̚˨˩˨] === Noun === trung cuộc (chess, xiangqi) a middlegame ==== See also ==== khai cuộc tàn cuộc