mĩ nhân

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 美人, composed of 美 (“beautiful”) and 人 (“person”), from Chinese 美人 (měirén).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [mi˦ˀ˥ ɲən˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [mɪj˧˨ ɲəŋ˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [mɪj˨˩˦ ɲəŋ˧˧]
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    Noun

    mĩ nhân

    1. (literary) a beautiful woman; a beauty
      Synonym: người đẹp

    See also

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