trung niên

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 中年, composed of 中 (“middle”) and 年 (“year”). Compare Japanese 中年 (chūnen, “middle age”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʊwŋ͡m˧˧ niən˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʈʊwŋ͡m˧˧ niəŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʈʊwŋ͡m˧˧ niəŋ˧˧]

Adjective

trung niên

1. related to middle age; midlife

Noun

(classifier người) trung niên

1. a middle-aged person

   Synonym: người lớn