trung niên

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 中年, composed of 中 (“middle”) and 年 (“year”). Compare Japanese 中年 (chūnen, “middle age”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʊwŋ͡m˧˧ niən˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʈʊwŋ͡m˧˧ niəŋ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʈʊwŋ͡m˧˧ niəŋ˧˧]

Adjective

trung niên

  1. related to middle age; midlife

Noun

(classifier người) trung niên

  1. a middle-aged person
    Synonym: người lớn
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