thanh niên

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 青年, composed of 青 (“grue”) and 年 (“year”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰajŋ̟˧˧ niən˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰɛɲ˧˧ niəŋ˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʰan˧˧ niəŋ˧˧]

Adjective

thanh niên

(formal) related to the age from about 15 to 20; like a young person
người thanh niên ― a young person

Pronoun

thanh niên

(colloquial or humorous, men's speech) dude; mate
Bớt đi thanh niên.
Stop it dude.

Thanh niên nghĩ mình là ai vậy?
The heck does that guy think he is?

See also

thiếu niên

Derived terms

thanh niên nghiêm túc

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