thành niên

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 成年 (“to come of age”).

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

thành niên

(of a person) adult; major
(law, of a person) 18 years old or older
chưa/vị thành niên
17 or younger; minor; underage

Antonyms

vị thành niên

See also

thanh niên (“16 to 30”)
trẻ em (“15 or younger”)

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