Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 仙界 (“world of the immortals, fairyland, cloud nine”)

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tiɜn˧˧ z̻əːj˧ˀ˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tiɜŋ˧˧ jəːj˩ˀ˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tiɜŋ˧˥ jəːj˦ˀ˥]