cốt nhục

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 骨肉.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kot̚˧˦ ɲʊwk͡p̚˧˨ʔ]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [kok̚˦˧˥ ɲʊwk͡p̚˨˩ʔ]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kok̚˦˥ ɲʊwk͡p̚˨˩˨]

    Noun

    cốt nhục

    1. (literary) one's own flesh and blood, a blood relative