tam tòng

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 三從.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [taːm˧˧ tawŋ͡m˨˩]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [taːm˧˧ tawŋ͡m˦˩] ~ [taːm˧˧ tɔŋ˦˩]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [taːm˧˧ tawŋ͡m˨˩]
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    Noun

    tam tòng

    1. (Confucianism) the three ways in which women are supposed to obey a male in their life, namely phụ (“father”), phu (“husband”) and tử (“son”)

    See also

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