thân phận

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 身份, from Middle Chinese 身份. Compare Japanese 身分 (mibun).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰən˧˧ fən˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰəŋ˧˧ fəŋ˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰəŋ˧˧ fəŋ˨˩˨]

Noun

thân phận

  1. low status; unfortunate plight
    biết thân biết phận
    to know one's place
  2. identity; status
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