thình lình

Vietnamese

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰïŋ˨˩ lïŋ˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰɨn˦˩ lɨn˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰɨn˨˩ lɨn˨˩]

Adverb

thình lình

  1. suddenly

See also