thiên đường

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

thiên đàng

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 天堂, composed of 天 (“sky”) and 堂 (“hall”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰiən˧˧ ʔɗɨəŋ˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰiəŋ˧˧ ʔɗɨəŋ˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʰiəŋ˧˧ ʔɗɨəŋ˨˩]

Noun

thiên đường

heaven; paradise
lên thiên đường
to go to heaven

See also

chim thiên đường (“bird of paradise”)
Vườn Địa Đàng (“Garden of Eden”)
địa ngục (“hell”)
thiên giới

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