thâm niên

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from and .

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰəm˧˧ niən˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰəm˧˧ niəŋ˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰəm˧˧ niəŋ˧˧]

    Noun

    thâm niên

    1. seniority, length of service