hậu cung

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 後宮, composed of 後 (“in the back”) and 宮 (“palace”)

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [həw˧˨ʔ kʊwŋ͡m˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [həw˨˩ʔ kʊwŋ͡m˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [həw˨˩˨ kʊwŋ͡m˧˧]

Noun

hậu cung

  1. (history) the place where an East Asian emperor's harem lives

See also

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