ứng nghiệm

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 應驗.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɨŋ˧˦ ŋiəm˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɨŋ˦˧˥ ŋiəm˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɨŋ˦˥ ŋim˨˩˨]

Verb

ứng nghiệm

to come true, to be fulfilled
- 2016, Trầm Hương, Trong cơn lốc xoáy, part I, NXB Phụ nữ, page 150:
  Nhưng họ thật không ngờ, lời nguyền rủa ấy đã ứng nghiệm.
  But they did not really expect it when the curse was fulfilled.

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.