thanh niên

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 青年 (“youth”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰajŋ̟˧˧ niən˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰɛɲ˧˧ niəŋ˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʰan˧˧ niəŋ˧˧]

Adjective

thanh niên

related to the age from about 15 to 20; like a young person
người thanh niên
a young person

See also

thiếu niên

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