siêu đẳng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 超等, composed of 超 (“super”) and 等 (“rank, grade, level”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [siəw˧˧ ʔɗaŋ˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂiw˧˧ ʔɗaŋ˧˨] ~ [siw˧˧ ʔɗaŋ˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʂiw˧˧ ʔɗaŋ˨˩˦] ~ [siw˧˧ ʔɗaŋ˨˩˦]

Adjective

siêu đẳng

1. (colloquial) superhuman; extraordinary

   trí nhớ siêu đẳng ― a superhuman-level memory

See also

• siêu phàm