quý nữ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 季女, Middle Chinese 季女 (“maiden”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kwi˧˦ nɨ˦ˀ˥]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kwɪj˨˩˦ nɨ˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [wɪj˦˥ nɨ˨˩˦]

Noun

quý nữ

  1. (formal, chiefly on wedding invitation cards or at weddings) synonym of ái nữ (“only daughter”)
    Coordinate terms: thứ nam, thứ nữ, trưởng nam, trưởng nữ, út nam, út nữ
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