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Tây lịch kỉ nguyên

noun
Hanoi [təj˧˧ lïk̟̚˧˨ʔ ki˧˩ ŋwiən˧˧]Huế [təj˧˧ lɨt̚˨˩ʔ kɪj˧˨ ŋwiəŋ˧˧]Saigon [təj˧˧ lɨt̚˨˩˨ kɪj˨˩˦ ŋwiəŋ˧˧] browser voice
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Tây lịch kỉ nguyên means Common Era or its epoch.

Meanings of Tây lịch kỉ nguyên in English

Noun

  1. Common Era or its epoch (approximately the birth of Christ)

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 西曆 and 紀元.

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What does Tây lịch kỉ nguyên mean in English?

Tây lịch kỉ nguyên (noun) means "Common Era or its epoch".

How do you pronounce Tây lịch kỉ nguyên?

IPA: Hanoi [təj˧˧ lïk̟̚˧˨ʔ ki˧˩ ŋwiən˧˧]; Saigon [təj˧˧ lɨt̚˨˩˨ kɪj˨˩˦ ŋwiəŋ˧˧]. Tones: tây — level tone (ngang), lịch — heavy tone (nặng), kỉ — dipping tone (hỏi), nguyên — level tone (ngang).

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