thành niên
Vietnamese
editEtymology
editSino-Vietnamese word from 成年 (“to come of age”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰajŋ̟˨˩ niən˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰɛɲ˦˩ niəŋ˧˧]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰan˨˩ niəŋ˧˧]
Adjective
edit- (of a person) adult; major
- (law, of a person) 18 years old or older
- chưa/vị thành niên
- 17 or younger; minor; underage
Antonyms
editSee also
edit- thanh niên (“16 to 30”)
- trẻ em (“15 or younger”)