vạn sự

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 萬事, composed of and .

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [vaːn˧˨ʔ sɨ˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [vaːŋ˨˩ʔ ʂɨ˨˩ʔ] ~ [vaːŋ˨˩ʔ sɨ˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [vaːŋ˨˩˨ ʂɨ˨˩˨] ~ [jaːŋ˨˩˨ sɨ˨˩˨]

Noun

vạn sự

  1. (only in sayings and wishes) all; everything
    Chúc anh vạn sự tốt lành.
    I hope everything will go well for you.