mệnh

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 命.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [məjŋ̟˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [men˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [məːn˨˩˨]

Noun

mệnh

(rare) Alternative form of mạng (“life”)
(rare, literary) Synonym of vận mệnh or số mệnh (“fate”)
Mệnh trời khó cưỡng.
It's not easy to resist fate.

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