tất nhiên

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 必然 (inevitable, inevitably). Also attested is tức nhiên (即然), which was greatly contaminated by this term.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tət̚˧˦ ɲiən˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [tək̚˦˧˥ ɲiəŋ˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tək̚˦˥ ɲiəŋ˧˧]

    Adverb

    tất nhiên

    1. of course
      Synonym: đương nhiên