triệu phú

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 兆 and 富.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕiəw˧˨ʔ fu˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʈiw˨˩ʔ fʊw˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʈiw˨˩˨ fʊw˦˥]

Noun

triệu phú

  1. a millionaire

Usage notes

  • Due to the low value of the Vietnamese dong, someone with millions of dongs is not necessarily a triệu phú. In Vietnam the -aire equivalent is tỉ phú ("billionaire").
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