nhân gian

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 人間, composed of 人 (“human”) and 間 (“realm; domain”). Compare Chinese 人間 (“human world”), Japanese 人間 (ningen, “human”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɲən˧˧ zaːn˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ɲəŋ˧˧ jaːŋ˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ɲəŋ˧˧ jaːŋ˧˧]

Noun

(literary) the human world; humanity; mankind

See also

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