viễn tưởng
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Vietnamese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Sino-Vietnamese word from 遠想, composed of 遠 (“far”) and 想 (“to think”), perhaps modeled after giả tưởng. "Far" implies the "far future", and this term is mostly about futuristic science fiction.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [viən˦ˀ˥ tɨəŋ˧˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [viəŋ˧˨ tɨəŋ˧˨]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [viəŋ˨˩˦ tɨəŋ˨˩˦] ~ [jiəŋ˨˩˦ tɨəŋ˨˩˦]
Adjective[edit]
- (fiction) futuristically fictional
- Hypernym: giả tưởng
- khoa học viễn tưởng ― science fiction