tiên quyết

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 先決.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tiən˧˧ kwiət̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tiəŋ˧˧ kwiək̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tiəŋ˧˧ wiək̚˦˥]

Adjective

tiên quyết

  1. necessary, to be dealt with prior to other issues