uyên ương

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 鴛鴦 (“mandarin duck”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔwiən˧˧ ʔɨəŋ˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔwiəŋ˧˧ ʔɨəŋ˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [(ʔ)wiəŋ˧˧ ʔɨəŋ˧˧]

Noun

(classifier con) uyên ương

(zoology) a mandarin duck (a perching duck of the species Aix galericulata)
(zoology) a duck of the genus Aix (generally)

Noun

uyên ương

(figurative) a lovebird; member of a romantic couple

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