sớm muộn
Vietnamese
Etymology
sớm + muộn. Semantically, compare Chinese 早晚 (zǎowǎn).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [səːm˧˦ muən˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂəːm˦˧˥ muəŋ˨˩ʔ] ~ [səːm˦˧˥ muəŋ˨˩ʔ]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʂəːm˦˥ muəŋ˨˩˨] ~ [səːm˦˥ muəŋ˨˩˨]
Adverb
- sooner or later; in time
- Synonyms: trước sau, chẳng chóng thì chầy