tất nhiên
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 必然 (“inevitable, inevitably”). Also attested is tức nhiên (即然), which was greatly contaiminated by this term.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tət̚˧˦ ɲiən˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tək̚˦˧˥ ɲiəŋ˧˧]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [tək̚˦˥ ɲiəŋ˧˧]
Adverb
- of course
- Synonym: đương nhiên