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trăm năm

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Hanoi [t͡ɕam˧˧ nam˧˧]Huế [ʈam˧˧ nam˧˧]Saigon [ʈam˧˧ nam˧˧] browser voice
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trăm năm means a hundred years; lifetime; life.

Meanings of trăm năm in English

Noun

  1. a hundred years
  2. lifetime; life(-long)

Example sentences with trăm năm

  • Sự dịch chuyện từ nông thôn lên thành thị đã diễn ra suốt hơn hai trăm năm. This movement from rural to urban areas has been going on for over two hundred years.

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

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, trăm năm could be written as 𤾓𢆥. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

trăm + năm; calque of Chinese 百歲 /百岁 (bách tuế). Compare Chinese 百年 (bách niên).

Frequently asked questions

What does trăm năm mean in English?

trăm năm (noun) means "a hundred years; lifetime; life".

How do you pronounce trăm năm?

IPA: Hanoi [t͡ɕam˧˧ nam˧˧]; Saigon [ʈam˧˧ nam˧˧]. Tones: trăm — level tone (ngang), năm — level tone (ngang).

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.