vận may

Vietnamese

Etymology

vận +‎ may, possibly a calque of Chinese 幸運 / 幸运 (hạnh vận).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [vən˧˨ʔ maj˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [vəŋ˨˩ʔ maj˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [vəŋ˨˩˨ ma(ː)j˧˧] ~ [jəŋ˨˩˨ ma(ː)j˧˧]

Noun

vận may

  1. good luck; good fortune
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