tạm biệt

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Vietnamese

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Etymology

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Sino-Vietnamese word from 暫別, composed of (temporary) and (to leave).

Pronunciation

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Interjection

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tạm biệt

  1. (formal or literary) farewell; till we meet again

Verb

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tạm biệt

  1. (literary) to bid farewell
    Synonyms: giã từ, từ biệt
    nói lời tạm biệtto bid farewell

Usage notes

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  • This word is almost never used in conversation. It is mostly seen in translation works from other languages or used as an equivalent of English goodbye in language teaching. In daily conversation, simply use chào (hello; goodbye) or bai (bye) instead, preferably with final particles such as nhé and nha.

See also

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