chạn vương

Vietnamese

Etymology

chạn (“cupboard”) +‎ vương (“king”), literally “king of the [kitchen] cupboard(s)”.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕaːn˧˨ʔ vɨəŋ˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕaːŋ˨˩ʔ vɨəŋ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [caːŋ˨˩˨ vɨəŋ˧˧] ~ [caːŋ˨˩˨ jɨəŋ˧˧]

Noun

chạn vương

  1. (slang, humorous, sometimes derogatory) husband who is too dependent on his wife
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