tự nhiên
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Vietnamese
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Etymology
[edit]Sino-Vietnamese word from 自然.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tɨ˧˨ʔ ɲiən˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tɨ˨˩ʔ ɲiəŋ˧˧]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [tɨ˨˩˨ ɲiəŋ˧˧]
Audio (Hà Nội): (file)
Noun
[edit]- nature
- Synonym: thiên nhiên
- (education) Short for môn tự nhiên (“natural science subjects”).
- Bên tự nhiên có bốn môn: toán, lí, hoá, sinh.
- There are four subjects of natural sciences: mathematics, physics, chemistry, and biology.
See also
[edit]Adjective
[edit]- natural (of nature)
- chọn lọc tự nhiên ― natural selection
- natural; unstudied
- Xin cứ tự nhiên như ở nhà. ― Please make yourself at home.
Derived terms
[edit]Adverb
[edit]- (colloquial) suddenly; all of a sudden; spontaneously
- Synonym: đột nhiên
- (by extension) for no good reason
Interjection
[edit]- (colloquial) what the heck do ya think you're doin'?