thế giới thứ ba
noun
Hanoi [tʰe˧˦ zəːj˧˦ tʰɨ˧˦ ʔɓaː˧˧]Huế [tʰej˨˩˦ jəːj˨˩˦ tʰɨ˨˩˦ ʔɓaː˧˧]Saigon [tʰej˦˥ jəːj˦˥ tʰɨ˦˥ ʔɓaː˧˧] browser voice
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thế giới thứ ba means the Third World.
Meanings of thế giới thứ ba in English
Noun
- the Third World (countries not aligned with the west or the east during the Cold War)
- the Third World (developing countries)
Noun
- colloquial non-binary people
Etymology
thế giới + thứ ba. Early attestations dated from the early 1960s, then apparently calque of French le tiers monde, used in the "countries not aligned with the west or the east" sense.
Frequently asked questions
What does thế giới thứ ba mean in English?
thế giới thứ ba (noun) means "the Third World".
How do you pronounce thế giới thứ ba?
IPA: Hanoi [tʰe˧˦ zəːj˧˦ tʰɨ˧˦ ʔɓaː˧˧]; Saigon [tʰej˦˥ jəːj˦˥ tʰɨ˦˥ ʔɓaː˧˧]. Tones: thế — rising tone (sắc), giới — rising tone (sắc), thứ — rising tone (sắc), ba — level tone (ngang).