trung niên

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 中年, composed of 中 (“middle”) and 年 (“year”). Compare Japanese 中年 (chūnen, “middle age”).

    Pronunciation

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

    Adjective

    trung niên

    1. related to middle age; midlife

    Noun

    (classifier người) trung niên

    1. a middle-aged person
      Synonym: người lớn
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