quý nữ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 季女, Middle Chinese 季女 (“maiden”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kwi˧˦ nɨ˦ˀ˥]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kwɪj˨˩˦ nɨ˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [wɪj˦˥ nɨ˨˩˦]

Noun

(formal, chiefly on wedding invitation cards or at weddings) Synonym of ái nữ (“only daughter”)
Coordinate terms: thứ nam, thứ nữ, trưởng nam, trưởng nữ, út nam, út nữ

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