uyên ương

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 鴛鴦 (“mandarin duck”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔwiən˧˧ ʔɨəŋ˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔwiəŋ˧˧ ʔɨəŋ˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [(ʔ)wiəŋ˧˧ ʔɨəŋ˧˧]

    Noun

    (classifier con) uyên ương

    1. mandarin duck (perching duck of the species Aix galericulata)
    2. duck of the genus Aix (generally)

    Noun

    uyên ương

    1. (figurative) lovebird; member of a romantic couple
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