vị thành niên

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 未成年, composed of 未 (“not yet”) and 成年 (“to come of age”).

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [vi˧˨ʔ tʰajŋ̟˨˩ niən˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [vɪj˨˩ʔ tʰɛɲ˦˩ niəŋ˧˧]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [vɪj˨˩˨ tʰan˨˩ niəŋ˧˧] ~ [jɪj˨˩˨ tʰan˨˩ niəŋ˧˧]

Adjective

vị thành niên

  1. (informal) minor (not of the age of majority)
    Synonym: chưa thành niên
    Antonym: thành niên
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