người đời

Vietnamese

Etymology

người (“person”) +‎ đời (“lifetime”), perhaps a calque of Chinese 世人 (thế nhân). Compare nhân thế, nhân gian (“the world of mortals”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ŋɨəj˨˩ ʔɗəːj˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ŋɨj˦˩ ʔɗəːj˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ŋɨj˨˩ ʔɗəːj˨˩]

Noun

người đời

(collective) other people, as opposed to myself/ourselves
Synonym: thiên hạ

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