mĩ nhân

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 美人, composed of 美 (“beautiful”) and 人 (“person”), from Chinese 美人 (měirén).

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [mi˦ˀ˥ ɲən˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [mɪj˧˨ ɲəŋ˧˧]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [mɪj˨˩˦ ɲəŋ˧˧]
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Noun

mĩ nhân

  1. (literary) a beautiful woman; a beauty
    Synonym: người đẹp

See also
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