định mệnh

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• (Southern Vietnam, obsolete) định mạng

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 定命, composed of 定 (“to determine”) and 命 (“life; fate”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗïŋ˧˨ʔ məjŋ̟˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗɨn˨˩ʔ men˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɗɨn˨˩˨ məːn˨˩˨]

Noun

định mệnh

1. destiny