tuần lễ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 旬 and 禮.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [twən˨˩ le˦ˀ˥]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [twəŋ˦˩ lej˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [t⁽ʷ⁾əŋ˨˩ lej˨˩˦]

Noun

tuần lễ

1. week (period of seven days in the Gregorian calendar beginning with Sunday or Monday)

   tuần lễ đẫm máu

   la semaine sanglante; the bloody week

2. week (any period of seven consecutive days)

   Phải hoàn thành công việc trong hai tuần lễ.

   The work must be done within two weeks.

Usage notes

Unlike tuần, this word only refers to a week in the Gregorian calendar, not the Vietnamese lunisolar calendar.

Synonyms

• (period of seven days in the Gregorian calendar): tuần
• (any period of seven consecutive days): tuần

References

• "tuần lễ" in Hồ Ngọc Đức, Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details)