vị thành niên

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 未成年, composed of 未 (“not yet”) and 成年 (“to come of age”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [vi˧˨ʔ tʰajŋ̟˨˩ niən˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [vɪj˨˩ʔ tʰɛɲ˦˩ niəŋ˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [vɪj˨˩˨ tʰan˨˩ niəŋ˧˧] ~ [jɪj˨˩˨ tʰan˨˩ niəŋ˧˧]

    Adjective

    vị thành niên

    1. (informal) minor (not of the age of majority)
      Synonym: chưa thành niên
      Antonym: thành niên
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