viễn tưởng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 遠想, composed of 遠 (“far”) and 想 (“to think”), perhaps modeled after giả tưởng. "Far" implies the "far future", and this term is mostly about futuristic science fiction.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [viən˦ˀ˥ tɨəŋ˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [viəŋ˧˨ tɨəŋ˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [viəŋ˨˩˦ tɨəŋ˨˩˦] ~ [jiəŋ˨˩˦ tɨəŋ˨˩˦]

Adjective

viễn tưởng

1. (fiction) futuristically fictional

   Hypernym: giả tưởng

   khoa học viễn tưởng ― science fiction