tương lai

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 將來, composed of 將 (“about to; almost; nearly”) and 來 (“to come”), literally "that which is about to come".

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tɨəŋ˧˧ laːj˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [tɨəŋ˧˧ laːj˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tɨəŋ˧˧ laːj˧˧]

    Noun

    tương lai

    1. the future
      Synonym: vị lai
      Trẻ em là tương lai của đất nước.
      Our children are the future of our country.

    See also

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