vị hôn thê

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 未婚妻, composed of 未婚 (“yet to be wedded”) and 妻 (“wife”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

vị hôn thê

  1. (literary) a fiancée
    Synonyms: vợ chưa cưới, vợ sắp cưới

See also

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