sinh thời

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 生時.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [sïŋ˧˧ tʰəːj˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂɨn˧˧ tʰəːj˦˩] ~ [sɨn˧˧ tʰəːj˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʂɨn˧˧ tʰəːj˨˩] ~ [sɨn˧˧ tʰəːj˨˩]

Noun

sinh thời

1. (of the deceased) when one was alive