nhân gian

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 人間, composed of 人 (“human”) and 間 (“realm; domain”). Compare Chinese 人間／人间 (rénjiān, “human world”), Japanese 人間 (ningen, “human”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɲən˧˧ zaːn˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ɲəŋ˧˧ jaːŋ˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ɲəŋ˧˧ jaːŋ˧˧]

Noun

nhân gian

1. (literary) the human world; humanity; mankind

See also

• trần gian
• thế gian