triệu phú

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 兆 and 富.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕiəw˧˨ʔ fu˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʈiw˨˩ʔ fʊw˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʈiw˨˩˨ fʊw˦˥]

Noun

triệu phú

1. a millionaire

Usage notes

• Due to the low value of the Vietnamese dong, someone with millions of dongs is not necessarily a triệu phú. In Vietnam the -aire equivalent is tỉ phú ("billionaire").