thanh xuân

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 青春.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰajŋ̟˧˧ swən˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰɛɲ˧˧ swəŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tʰan˧˧ s⁽ʷ⁾əŋ˧˧]

Noun

thanh xuân

1. (literary, in compounds) youth; young days

   tuổi thanh xuân ― youth