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˧˧ tʰɨn˨˩ʔ jɨəŋ˧˧ ʂwɪj˧˧] ~ [ʔəm˧˧ tʰɨn˨˩ʔ jɨəŋ˧˧ swɪj˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔəm˧˧ tʰɨn˨˩˨ jɨəŋ˧˧ ʂ⁽ʷ⁾ɪj˧˧] ~ [ʔəm˧˧ tʰɨn˨˩˨ jɨəŋ˧˧ s⁽ʷ⁾ɪj˧˧]
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    Idiom

    âm thịnh dương suy

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