thiên tai

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 天災.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰiən˧˧ taːj˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰiəŋ˧˧ taːj˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰiəŋ˧˧ taːj˧˧]

    Noun

    thiên tai

    1. natural disaster; act of God
      Miền Trung là khu vực thường xuyên xảy ra thiên tai.
      Central Vietnam is a region that frequently suffers from natural diasters.