tiền nhân

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 前人.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tiən˨˩ ɲən˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [tiəŋ˦˩ ɲəŋ˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tiəŋ˨˩ ɲəŋ˧˧]

    Noun

    tiền nhân

    1. (literary) forebears, forefathers
    2. (literary) predecessors