tuần lễ
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Vietnamese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Sino-Vietnamese word from 旬 and 禮.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [twən˨˩ le˦ˀ˥]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [twəŋ˦˩ lej˧˨]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [t⁽ʷ⁾əŋ˨˩ lej˨˩˦]
Noun[edit]
- week (period of seven days in the Gregorian calendar beginning with Sunday or Monday)
- tuần lễ đẫm máu
- la semaine sanglante; the bloody week
- week (any period of seven consecutive days)
- Phải hoàn thành công việc trong hai tuần lễ.
- The work must be done within two weeks.
Usage notes[edit]
Unlike tuần, this word only refers to a week in the Gregorian calendar, not the Vietnamese lunisolar calendar.
Synonyms[edit]
References[edit]
- "tuần lễ" in Hồ Ngọc Đức, Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details)