thế giới
Vietnamese
Alternative forms
- (obsolete) thế giái
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 世界 (“world”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰe˧˦ zəːj˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰej˨˩˦ jəːj˨˩˦]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰej˦˥ jəːj˦˥]
Audio (Hà Nội): (file)
Noun
- the world; the globe
- thế giới bên kia ― the otherworld
- (in shop names) a store or shop that specializes on only one kind of goods
- thế giới đồng hồ ― clock and watch center
Derived terms
Further reading
- "thế giới" in Hồ Ngọc Đức, Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details)