Hoạn thư

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 宦姐 (SV: Hoạn tả), short for Chinese 宦小姐 (Hoạn tiểu tả, “Miss Huan”), originated in Qingxin Cairen's Jin Yun Qiao

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [hwaːn˧˨ʔ tʰɨ˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [hwaːŋ˨˩ʔ tʰɨ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [waːŋ˨˩˨ tʰɨ˧˧]

Proper noun

Hoạn thư

  1. (literature) a female character from Nguyễn Du's Tale of Kiều, who was known for her jealousy

Noun

Hoạn thư

  1. (literary or informal) a woman who is madly jealous when it comes to love, which can lead her to be dangerous and to do harm to others

Derived terms

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