thành

See also: thanh, Thanh, thánh, and Thành

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰajŋ̟˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰɛɲ˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʰan˨˩]
Homophone: Thành

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 成 (“to become; successful”).

Preposition

thành

(Turning) into.

Verb

thành

(transitive) To achieve one's goal, to become, to turn into

Synonyms

Adjective

thành

successful

Synonyms

thành công

Derived Terms

chân thành (“to create; to form; to establish”)
thành công (“to come off well”)
trưởng thành (“to grow up; to be mature”)
thành kiến (“prejudice, bias”)
thành công (“to succeed”)
hoàn thành (“to accomplish”)
tán thành (“to approve”)
thành thạo (“skilled”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 誠 (“sincere”).

Adjective

thành

(only in compounds) sincere

Etymology 3

Sino-Vietnamese word from 城 (“citadel, city”).

Noun

thành

city, citadel

Synonyms

thành phố
thành thị

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