hiện đại

== Vietnamese == === Etymology === Sino-Vietnamese word from 現代, composed of 現 (“now”) and 代 (“age; period”). === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [hiən˧˨ʔ ʔɗaːj˧˨ʔ] (Huế) IPA(key): [hiəŋ˨˩ʔ ʔɗaːj˨˩ʔ] (Saigon) IPA(key): [hiəŋ˨˩˨ ʔɗaːj˨˩˨] === Adjective === hiện đại modern Thi văn hiện đại ― Modern poetry Lịch sử hiện đại ― Modern history ==== Usage notes ==== hiện đại (post-1917) does not really correspond well with modern in the sense of "modern period", similarly to Japanese 現代 (gendai, post-1945). In historical classifications, it is usually preceded by cận đại, roughly "pre-modern" (in textbooks, generally from the late 16th century to 1917), which could also translate to "modern", similarly to Japanese 近代 (kindai, late 19th century to 1945). hại điện (literally “harmful for electrical use”) is a common jocular phrase to ridicule things that are said to be "modern", as in "new and technologically advanced." It is a result of nói lái. Not to be confused with hiện tại. ==== See also ==== cổ đại trung đại cận đại