kinh tế

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 經濟, from Japanese 経済 (keizai), re-purposed from Middle Chinese 經濟 (keng tsejH), from the phrase 經世濟民 (kinh thế tế dân, “to fix the world and help the common folks”), which is usually translated as trị đời giúp dân. Kinh tế was also used in some archaic text as short for 經邦濟世 (kinh bang tế thế, “to fix the state and help the world”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kïŋ˧˧ te˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kɨn˧˧ tej˨˩˦]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kɨn˧˧ tej˦˥]

Noun

(classifier nền) kinh tế

economy

Adjective

kinh tế

economic

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.