triệu phú

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 兆 and 富.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕiəw˧˨ʔ fu˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʈiw˨˩ʔ fʊw˨˩˦]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʈiw˨˩˨ fʊw˦˥]

Noun

triệu phú

a millionaire

Usage notes

Due to the low value of the Vietnamese dong, someone with millions of dongs is not necessarily a triệu phú.

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