cao danh quý tính

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • (Southern Vietnam) cao danh quý tánh

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 高名 (exalted name) and 貴姓 (noble surname).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kaːw˧˧ zajŋ̟˧˧ kwi˧˦ tïŋ˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kaːw˧˧ jɛɲ˧˧ kwɪj˨˩˦ tɨn˦˧˥]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kaːw˧˧ jan˧˧ wɪj˦˥ tɨn˦˥]

Noun

cao danh quý tính

  1. (Chinese fiction) name and surname
    • 2016, Chapter 51, in Vũ Đức Sao Biển, Trần Hải Linh, & Lê Thị Anh Đào, transl., Tiếu ngạo giang hồ (The Smiling Proud Wanderer), translation of 笑傲江湖 by Jin Yong (Kim Dung)
      Lệnh Hồ Xung hỏi:Các hạ là ai? Xin cho biết cao danh quý tính để tiện bẩm báo với sư trưởng tệ phái.
      Linghu Chong asked: Who are ye? Please let me know your names and surnames so that I can inform our humble school's headmaster.
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