tin mừng

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tin˧˧ mɨŋ˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tin˧˧ mɨŋ˦˩]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tɨn˧˧ mɨŋ˨˩]

Etymology 1

tin (“news”) +‎ mừng (“joyful; happy”).

Noun

tin mừng

1. (rare, literal) good news

   Synonyms: tin vui, tin tốt

   có tin mừng ― (of a woman) to be pregnant / (of a family) to have the housewife be pregnant

Etymology 2

From tin (“news”) +‎ mừng (“joyful; happy”), calque of Chinese 福音 (phúc âm).

Noun

tin mừng

1. (Catholicism) a gospel

   Synonym: Tin Lành

   Tin Mừng theo Thánh Mát-thêu/Mác-cô/Lu-ca/Gio-an

   The Gospel According to Matthew/Mark/Luke/John