thành

See also: thanh, Thanh, thánh, and Thành

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰajŋ̟˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰɛɲ˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʰan˨˩]
Homophone: Thành

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 成 (“to become; successful”).

Preposition

thành

(turning) into

Verb

thành

(transitive) to achieve one's goal, to become, to turn into
Synonyms: trở thành, trở nên, nên

Adjective

thành

(only in compounds and idioms) successful

Derived terms

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 誠 (“sincere”).

Adjective

thành

(only in compounds) sincere

Derived terms

Derived terms

Etymology 3

Sino-Vietnamese word from 城 (“citadel, city”).

Noun

(classifier toà (“citadel”)) thành

citadel
(only in compounds) city

Synonyms

Derived terms

thành phố
thành quách
thành thị
thành trì

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.