li thân

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 離 (“to separate; away from”) and 親 (“bride; relatives”), compare 迎親 / 迎亲 (yíngqīn, “to escort/welcome the bride”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [li˧˧ tʰən˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [lɪj˧˧ tʰəŋ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [lɪj˧˧ tʰəŋ˧˧]

Verb

li thân

  1. (of spouses) to separate; to part; to disjoin (without divorce)

Adverb

li thân

  1. (of spouses) separately; apart

See also

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