tiên quyết

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 先決.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tiən˧˧ kwiət̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tiəŋ˧˧ kwiək̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tiəŋ˧˧ wiək̚˦˥]

Adjective

tiên quyết

1. necessary, to be dealt with prior to other issues