trên không

Vietnamese

Etymology

trên (“on; upon”) +‎ không (“the air”). This compound retains the original meaning of the Chinese bound morpheme 空 (“emptiness; open air”). For "open air" as an free word, use không trung instead.

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕen˧˧ xəwŋ͡m˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʈen˧˧ kʰəwŋ͡m˧˧] ~ [ʈen˧˧ xəwŋ͡m˧˧]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʈəːn˧˧ kʰəwŋ͡m˧˧] ~ [ʈəːn˧˧ xəwŋ͡m˧˧]

Adverb

trên không

  1. in the air
    trận Điện Biên Phủ trên không ― the Battle of Dien Bien Phu in the Air
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