phụ huynh

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 父兄 (“father and elder brother (heads of a household)”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [fu˧˨ʔ hwïŋ̟˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [fʊw˨˩ʔ hwɨn˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [fʊw˨˩˨ wɨn˧˧]

    Noun

    phụ huynh

    1. (usually education) a parent (person from whom one is descended)
      Có muốn tôi gọi phụ huynh cậu không?
      Want me to call in your parents?
      hội phụ huynh (học sinh)
      a PTA

    See also

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