thế hệ
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 世系, composed of 世 (“age”) and 系 (“to connect”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰe˧˦ he˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰej˨˩˦ hej˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tʰej˦˥ hej˨˩˨]
Noun edit
- a generation (single step in the succession of natural descent); compare đời
- console thuộc thế hệ thứ 3
- 3rd-generation consoles