nam tôn nữ ti

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 男尊女卑 (valuing men above women, the belief that men are superior to women).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [naːm˧˧ ton˧˧ nɨ˦ˀ˥ ti˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [naːm˧˧ toŋ˧˧ nɨ˧˨ tɪj˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [naːm˧˧ toŋ˧˧ nɨ˨˩˦ tɪj˧˧]

    Idiom

    nam tôn nữ ti

    1. valuing men above women, the belief that men are superior to women