nhân gian
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 人間, composed of 人 (“human”) and 間 (“realm; domain”). Compare Chinese 人間 (“human world”), Japanese 人間 (ningen, “human”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ɲən˧˧ zaːn˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ɲəŋ˧˧ jaːŋ˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ɲəŋ˧˧ jaːŋ˧˧]
Noun
nhân gian
- (literary) the human world; humanity; mankind
See also
- trần gian
- thế gian