thế giới

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 世界 (“world”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰe˧˦ zəːj˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰej˨˩˦ jəːj˨˩˦]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʰej˦˥ jəːj˦˥]

Noun

thế giới (世界)

the world; the globe
thế giới bên kia
the otherworld
a store or shop that specializes on only one kind of goods
thế giới đồng hồ
clock and watch center

Further reading

"thế giới" in Hồ Ngọc Đức, Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details)

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