huynh

See also: huỳnh and Huỳnh

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 兄.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hwïŋ̟˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [hwɨn˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [wɨn˧˧]

Noun

huynh

(period Chinese fiction, faux archaism) an elder brother

Derived terms

Pronoun

huynh

(period Chinese fiction, faux archaism) I; you (refers to the male senior among the speakers)
(period Chinese fiction, faux archaism) you (used when speaking to a young man on equal footing)

See also

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