truyền

See also: truyện

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 傳 (“to pass on”), from Middle Chinese 傳 (MC drjwen). Cognate with Mandarin 傳 / 传 (chuán) and Cantonese 傳 / 传 (cyun4). Doublet of chuyền, truyện, chuyện, and đồn.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕwiən˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʈwiəŋ˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʈ⁽ʷ⁾iəŋ˨˩]

Verb

truyền

1. (formal, only in fixed expressions) to pass to

   truyền tin ― to pass information or intelligence to

2. to pass down to

   truyền lại cho con cháu ― to pass down to future generations

See also

• truyền thuyết