vị hôn phu

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 未婚夫, composed of 未婚 (“yet to be wedded”) and 夫 (“husband; man”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [vi˧˨ʔ hon˧˧ fu˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [vɪj˨˩ʔ hoŋ˧˧ fʊw˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [vɪj˨˩˨ hoŋ˧˧ fʊw˧˧] ~ [jɪj˨˩˨ hoŋ˧˧ fʊw˧˧]

Noun

vị hôn phu

  1. (literary) a fiancé
    Synonyms: chồng chưa cưới, chồng sắp cưới

See also

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