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Thuỵ Điển

Level ≈B2 (approx.) adjectiveproper noun Sino-Vietnamese Top 5,000 most common
Hanoi [tʰwi˧˨ʔ ʔɗiən˧˩]Huế [tʰwɪj˨˩ʔ ʔɗiəŋ˧˨]Saigon [tʰ⁽ʷ⁾ɪj˨˩˨ ʔɗiəŋ˨˩˦] browser voice
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Thuỵ Điển means Swedish.

Chinese characters: 瑞典

Meanings of Thuỵ Điển in English

Adjective

  1. Swedish

Proper noun

  1. Sweden

Example sentences with Thuỵ Điển

  • Tôi là đến từ Thuỵ Điển. Tôi là người Sami, và tôi nói tiếng Sami, tiếng Thuỵ Điển và tiếng Anh. I'm from Sweden. I'm Sami, and I speak Sami, Swedish, and English.

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

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 瑞典, perhaps from Hokkien 瑞典 (Sūi-tián). Compare Thuỵ Sĩ.

Frequently asked questions

What does Thuỵ Điển mean in English?

Thuỵ Điển (adjective) means "Swedish".

How do you pronounce Thuỵ Điển?

IPA: Hanoi [tʰwi˧˨ʔ ʔɗiən˧˩]; Saigon [tʰ⁽ʷ⁾ɪj˨˩˨ ʔɗiəŋ˨˩˦]. Tones: thuỵ — heavy tone (nặng), điển — dipping tone (hỏi).

Is Thuỵ Điển a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. Thuỵ Điển is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 瑞典.

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.