tương lai

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 將來, composed of 將 (“about to; almost; nearly”) and 來 (“to come”), literally "that which is about to come".

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tɨəŋ˧˧ laːj˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tɨəŋ˧˧ laːj˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tɨəŋ˧˧ laːj˧˧]

Noun

tương lai

  1. the future
    Synonym: vị lai
    Trẻ em là tương lai của đất nước.
    Our children are the future of our country.

See also

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