thanh niên

== Vietnamese == === Alternative forms === thanh-niên === Etymology === Sino-Vietnamese word from 青年, composed of 青 (“grue; youthful”) and 年 (“year”). Compare Japanese 青年 (seinen, “youth; a male youth”). === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰajŋ̟˧˧ niən˧˧] (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰɛɲ˧˧ niəŋ˧˧] (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰan˧˧ niəŋ˧˧] === Adjective === thanh niên (formal) related to late adolescence or early adulthood Coordinate terms: lão niên, thiếu niên (law, of a person) 16 to 30 years old === Noun === (classifier người) thanh niên a late teenager or young adult Hyponyms: thanh nam, thanh nữ Coordinate terms: lão niên, thiếu niên (obsolete) a male late teenager or young adult Synonyms: nam thanh niên, thanh nam Coordinate terms: thanh nữ, thiếu niên thanh niên thanh nữ ― male and female youths === Pronoun === thanh niên (colloquial or humorous, men's speech) you/he/him, a young dude ==== Derived terms ==== === See also === thành niên