thế giới
Vietnamese
Alternative forms
- (obsolete) thế giái
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 世界, composed of 世 (“lifetime; time”) and 界 (“boundary; space”), from Buddhist Literary Chinese 世界 (“realm; domain; universe; reality”, literally “time and space”). Compare thế gian, thời gian and vũ trụ.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰe˧˦ zəːj˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰej˨˩˦ jəːj˨˩˦]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tʰej˦˥ jəːj˦˥]
Audio (Hà Nội) (file)
Noun
- the world; the globe
- thế giới bên kia ― the otherworld
- (names, branding) a store/shop that specializes in only certain goods; speciality store
- thế giới đồng hồ ― clock and watch specialty store
Derived terms
- chiến tranh thế giới (戰爭世界)
- Cựu Thế giới (舊世界)
- hoa hậu thế giới (花后世界)
- thế giới ngữ (世界語)
- thế giới quan (世界觀)
- Tân Thế Giới (新世界)
Further reading
- "thế giới" in Hồ Ngọc Đức, Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details)
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