thế gian

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Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 世間, composed of 世 (“lifetime”) and 間 (“realm; domain”)

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰe˧˦ zaːn˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰej˨˩˦ jaːŋ˧˧]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [tʰej˦˥ jaːŋ˧˧]

Noun

(literary) the world
Hỏi thế gian tình ái là chi.
Ask the world, "what is love?"

Synonym: nhân gian

See also

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Vietnamese nouns without classifiers