nữ giới

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 女界, composed of 女 (“female”) and 界 (“world”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [nɨ˦ˀ˥ zəːj˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [nɨ˧˨ jəːj˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [nɨ˨˩˦ jəːj˦˥]

Noun

nữ giới

  1. (collectives) human females; girls and women

See also

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