thịnh suy

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 盛衰, composed of 盛 and 衰.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰïŋ˧˨ʔ swi˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰɨn˨˩ʔ ʂwɪj˧˧] ~ [tʰɨn˨˩ʔ swɪj˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰɨn˨˩˨ ʂ⁽ʷ⁾ɪj˧˧] ~ [tʰɨn˨˩˨ s⁽ʷ⁾ɪj˧˧]

Noun

thịnh suy

  1. ups and downs
    Suốt giai đoạn thịnh suy của sự nghiệp mà anh ta vẫn vững tin tiến bước thì quả thật xứng đáng là nam nhi đấy chứ.
    Now that the boy has overcome the highs and lows of the career and firmly moved forward, he's quite a man!
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