quyến rũ

Vietnamese

Etymology

The now obsolete form quyến dũ is quite sufficiently attested, notably in the Southern dialects that did not have the ‹r-›-‹d-› merger. The second element most likely being a

    non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 誘 (SV: dụ).

    The form rũ might be a result of hypercorrection due to the merger ‹r-›-‹d-› in the inland Northern dialects, with the new spelling then spread and adopted in the dialects where the merger did not occur.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kwiən˧˦ zu˦ˀ˥]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [kwiəŋ˦˧˥ ʐʊw˧˨]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [wiəŋ˦˥ ɹʊw˨˩˦]

    Verb

    quyến rũ

    1. to seduce; to charm; to captivate

    Adjective

    quyến rũ

    1. charming; captivating
    2. (sexually, physically, romantically) attractive
      sức quyến rũ ― attractiveness; charm
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