tương lai

Vietnamese edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Vietnamese word from 將來, composed of 將 (“about to; almost; nearly”) and 來 (“to come”), literally "that which is about to come".

Pronunciation edit

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tɨəŋ˧˧ laːj˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tɨəŋ˧˧ laːj˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tɨəŋ˧˧ laːj˧˧]

Noun edit

tương lai

the future
Synonym: vị lai

Trẻ em là tương lai của đất nước.
Our children are the future of our country.

See also edit

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