măng non

Vietnamese

Etymology

măng (“bamboo shoot”) +‎ non (“young”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [maŋ˧˧ nɔn˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [maŋ˧˧ nɔŋ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [maŋ˧˧ nɔŋ˧˧]

Noun

măng non

  1. (literal) young bamboo shoots
  2. (figurative) the rising generation
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