nhân gian

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • (Southern Vietnam) nhơn gian

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 人間, composed of (human) and (realm; domain).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ɲən˧˧ zaːn˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ɲəŋ˧˧ jaːŋ˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ɲəŋ˧˧ jaːŋ˧˧]

    Noun

    nhân gian

    1. (literary) the human world; humanity; mankind

    See also