Sở Khanh

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 楚卿.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [səː˧˩ xajŋ̟˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂəː˧˨ kʰɛɲ˧˧] ~ [səː˧˨ kʰɛɲ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʂəː˨˩˦ kʰan˧˧] ~ [səː˨˩˦ kʰan˧˧]

Proper noun

Sở Khanh

  1. (literature) a character from Nguyễn Du's Tale of Kiều, who was infamous for cheating on women, including the title character, Thuý Kiều; he is usually considered the equivalent of Don Juan
  2. (literature) that same character from Qingxin Cairen's Jin Yun Qiao, on which Nguyễn Du's work was based

Noun

Sở Khanh

  1. a cheating male lover; a man who cheats on women
    Thằng cha đó chuyên bắt cá hai tay. Hắn đúng là thằng Sở Khanh.
    That guy is always two-timing. He's such a cheater.

Adjective

Sở Khanh

  1. pertaining to the kind of treatment that is to cheat on a woman
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