sớm muộn

Vietnamese

Etymology

sớm +‎ muộn. Semantically, compare Chinese 早晚 (zǎowǎn).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [səːm˧˦ muən˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂəːm˦˧˥ muəŋ˨˩ʔ] ~ [səːm˦˧˥ muəŋ˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʂəːm˦˥ muəŋ˨˩˨] ~ [səːm˦˥ muəŋ˨˩˨]

Adverb

sớm muộn

1. sooner or later; in time

   Synonyms: trước sau, chẳng chóng thì chầy