Thế vận hội

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 世運會, from Chinese 世運會 / 世运会 (Shìyùnhuì), short for 世界運動會 / 世界运动会 (Thế giới Vận động hội, “World Games”, literally “World Athletic Gathering”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰe˧˦ vən˧˨ʔ hoj˧˨ʔ]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰej˨˩˦ vəŋ˨˩ʔ hoj˨˩ʔ]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰej˦˥ vəŋ˨˩˨ hoj˨˩˨] ~ [tʰej˦˥ jəŋ˨˩˨ hoj˨˩˨]

    Proper noun

    Thế vận hội

    1. (sports) the Olympic Games
      Thế vận hội mùa đông ― The Winter Olympics
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