phu nhân

See also: phủ nhận

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 夫人 (“lady, wife”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [fu˧˧ ɲən˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [fʊw˧˧ ɲəŋ˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [fʊw˧˧ ɲəŋ˧˧]

Noun

phu nhân

lady, wife of a nobleman
lady, wife of a bourgeois man, a gentleman
lady, wife of the president of a country

Derived terms

đệ nhất phu nhân ("First Lady")
thưa phu nhân

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