âm thịnh dương suy

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 陰盛陽衰.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔəm˧˧ tʰïŋ˧˨ʔ zɨəŋ˧˧ swi˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔəm˧˧ tʰɨ̞̠n˨˩ʔ jɨəŋ˧˧ ʂwɪj˧˧]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔəm˧˧ tʰɨ̞̠n˨˩˨ jɨəŋ˧˧ ʂ(ʷ)ɪj˧˧]

Adjective

âm thịnh dương suy

  1. (informal, idiomatic, of a place) having more females than males
    Lớp này âm thịnh dương suy.
    There are more girls than boys in this class.
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