thành niên

See also: thanh-niên and thanh niên

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 成年 (“to come of age”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰajŋ̟˨˩ niən˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰɛɲ˦˩ niəŋ˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰan˨˩ niəŋ˧˧]

    Adjective

    thành niên

    1. (of a person) adult; major
    2. (law, of a person) 18 years old or older
      chưa/vị thành niên
      17 or younger; minor; underage

    Antonyms

    See also

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