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đại dương

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Hanoi [ʔɗaːj˧˨ʔ zɨəŋ˧˧]Huế [ʔɗaːj˨˩ʔ jɨəŋ˧˧]Saigon [ʔɗaːj˨˩˨ jɨəŋ˧˧] browser voice
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đại dương means an ocean.

Chinese characters: 大洋 (大 “great” + 洋 “ocean”)

Meanings of đại dương in English

Noun

  1. an ocean (one of the large bodies of water)

Example sentences with đại dương

  • Tôi cũng muốn nhìn thấy đại dương. I would also like to see the ocean.
  • Tôi thích ngắm nhìn đại dương xanh. I like to look at the blue ocean.
  • Tôi đang bơi trong đại dương. I'm swimming in the ocean.
  • Phòng này có cảnh nhìn ra đại dương. This room has a view of the ocean.
  • Anh ấy là một nhà nghiên cứu đại dương. He was an oceanographer.
  • Cá voi là một loài động vật có vú khổng lồ sống ở đại dương. The whale is a very large mammal which lives in the sea.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 大洋, composed of 大 (“great”) and 洋 (“ocean”).

Frequently asked questions

What does đại dương mean in English?

đại dương (noun) means "an ocean".

How do you pronounce đại dương?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔɗaːj˧˨ʔ zɨəŋ˧˧]; Saigon [ʔɗaːj˨˩˨ jɨəŋ˧˧]. Tones: đại — heavy tone (nặng), dương — level tone (ngang).

Is đại dương a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. đại dương is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 大洋.

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.