bà chúa

See also: Ba Chùa

Vietnamese

Etymology

bà +‎ chúa

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓaː˨˩ t͡ɕuə˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓaː˦˩ t͡ɕuə˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓaː˨˩ cuə˦˥]

Noun

bà chúa

  1. a woman who lives a life of wealth and luxury.
  2. lady (bà: female, chúa: lord), a title given to wives of Trịnh Lords, whom ruled Northern Vietnam for 217 years (1570–1787)

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