thiên tử

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 天子, composed of 天 (“sky”) and 子 (“child”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰiən˧˧ tɨ˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰiəŋ˧˧ tɨ˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tʰiəŋ˧˧ tɨ˨˩˦]

Noun

thiên tử

1. a Son of Heaven