tồn tại

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 存在.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ton˨˩ taːj˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [toŋ˦˩ taːj˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [toŋ˨˩ taːj˨˩˨]

Verb

tồn tại

to exist
Tôi tư duy, nên tôi tồn tại.
I think therefore I am.
(disapproving, of a fault, flaw, problem, etc.) to persist
Synonym: tồn đọng

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