vị thành niên
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Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Sino-Vietnamese word from 未成年, composed of 未 (“not yet”) and 成年 (“to come of age”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (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
[edit]- (informal) minor (not of the age of majority)
- Synonym: chưa thành niên
- Antonym: thành niên