Etymology

From súng (銃, "gun") and liên thanh (連聲, "consecutive sounds"), the latter from liên (連, "to join; in succession") and thanh (聲, "sound").

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [s̪ʊwŋ͡m˧ˀ˦ l̪iɜn˧˧ tʰɐjŋ̟˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂʊwŋ͡m˦˥ liɜŋ˧˧ tʰɐn˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʂʊwŋ͡m˦ˀ˥ l̻ʲiɜŋ˧˥ tʰɐn˧˥]