tiền bối
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 前輩, composed of 前 (“fore-”) and 輩 (“generation”). Compare Japanese 先輩 (senpai, tiên bối).
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tiən˨˩ ʔɓoj˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tiəŋ˦˩ ʔɓoj˨˩˦]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tiəŋ˨˩ ʔɓoj˦˥]
Noun edit
- the older generations, especially as considered as wise or pioneering in thought, philosophy or ways of life
- các bậc tiền bối ― the wise older generations
- (fiction, especially translations from Japanese or Korean) an upperclassman; a senpai