tiền nhân

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 前人.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tiən˨˩ ɲən˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tiəŋ˦˩ ɲəŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tiəŋ˨˩ ɲəŋ˧˧]

Noun

tiền nhân

1. (literary) forebears, forefathers
2. (literary) predecessors