thuyền quyên

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 嬋娟, composed of 嬋 (“graceful; elegant”) and 娟 (“beautiful; graceful”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰwiən˨˩ kwiən˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰwiəŋ˦˩ kwiəŋ˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰ⁽ʷ⁾iəŋ˨˩ wiəŋ˧˧]

    Noun

    thuyền quyên

    1. (literary) a graceful beauty
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