truyền

See also: truyện

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 傳 (“to pass on”), from Middle Chinese 傳 (MC drjwen). Cognate with Mandarin 傳／传 (chuán) and Cantonese 傳／传 (cyun4). Doublet of chuyền, truyện, chuyện, and đồn.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕwiən˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʈwiəŋ˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʈ⁽ʷ⁾iəŋ˨˩]

Verb

truyền

(formal, only in fixed expressions) to pass to
truyền tin ― to pass information or intelligence to
to pass down to
truyền lại cho con cháu ― to pass down to future generations

See also

truyền thuyết

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