nữ vương
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 女王.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [nɨ˦ˀ˥ vɨəŋ˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [nɨ˧˨ vɨəŋ˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [nɨ˨˩˦ vɨəŋ˧˧] ~ [nɨ˨˩˦ jɨəŋ˧˧]
Noun
- queen regnant
- 16th century, Wu Cheng'en, Journey to the West, Ch. 54; 2012 English translation by Anthony C. Yu; 1982-1988 Vietnamese translation by Như Sơn, Mai Xuân Hải, & Phương Oanh
- Nữ vương chớp chớp đôi mắt phượng, nhíu cặp mày ngài nhìn ngắm kỹ càng, thấy quả là một bậc khác phàm.
- Lifting her moth-brows and opening wide her phoenix-eyes, the queen stared at him and found that this was an uncommon figure indeed.
- 16th century, Wu Cheng'en, Journey to the West, Ch. 54; 2012 English translation by Anthony C. Yu; 1982-1988 Vietnamese translation by Như Sơn, Mai Xuân Hải, & Phương Oanh
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