xưa nay

Vietnamese

Etymology

xưa +‎ nay.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [sɨə˧˧ naj˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [sɨə˧˧ naj˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [sɨə˧˧ na(ː)j˧˧]

Adverb

since always
- 2007, Nguyễn Nhật Ánh, Tôi là Bêtô, NXB Trẻ:
  Xưa nay chiến tranh nổ ra cũng chỉ vì miếng ăn.
  It has also always been because of food that war breaks out.

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