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