thiếu niên

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 少年 (“early youth”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰiəw˧˦ niən˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰiw˨˩˦ niəŋ˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʰiw˦˥ niəŋ˧˧]

Adjective

thiếu niên

related to adolescence; like an adolescent
tuổi thiếu niên ― adolescence

người thiếu niên ― an adolescent

See also

Noun

thiếu niên

(literary) a young boy; lad

See also

cậu bé; thằng bé; cậu nhóc
chàng trai

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