vạn sự

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 萬事, composed of and .

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [vaːn˧˨ʔ sɨ˧˨ʔ]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [vaːŋ˨˩ʔ ʂɨ˨˩ʔ] ~ [vaːŋ˨˩ʔ sɨ˨˩ʔ]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [vaːŋ˨˩˨ ʂɨ˨˩˨] ~ [jaːŋ˨˩˨ sɨ˨˩˨]

    Noun

    vạn sự

    1. (only in sayings and wishes) all; everything
      Chúc anh vạn sự tốt lành.
      I hope everything will go well for you.