thiên mệnh

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • (Southern Vietnam, obsolete) thiên mạng

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 天命.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰiən˧˧ məjŋ̟˧˨ʔ]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰiəŋ˧˧ men˨˩ʔ]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰiəŋ˧˧ məːn˨˩˨]
    • Audio (Hà Nội):(file)

    Noun

    thiên mệnh

    1. heaven's will

    References