công tử

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 公子, composed of 公 (“duke”) and 子 (“child; son”), Literary Chinese 公子 (gōngzǐ).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ tɨ˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ tɨ˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ tɨ˨˩˦]

Noun

công tử

  1. (historical) a duke's son, a nobility title under the Nguyễn dynasty
  2. (historical) a mandarin's son
  3. (ironic) a rich boy born in wealth

Pronoun

công tử

  1. (Chinese fiction, polite) you, young gentleman

See also

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