Vietnamese
Etymology
vũ nữ + thoát y, calque of Chinese 脫衣舞女 / 脱衣舞女.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [vu˦ˀ˥ nɨ˦ˀ˥ tʰwaːt̚˧˦ ʔi˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [vʊw˧˨ nɨ˧˨ tʰwaːk̚˦˧˥ ʔɪj˧˧]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [vʊw˨˩˦ nɨ˨˩˦ tʰ⁽ʷ⁾aːk̚˦˥ ʔɪj˧˧] ~ [jʊw˨˩˦ nɨ˨˩˦ tʰ⁽ʷ⁾aːk̚˦˥ ʔɪj˧˧]
Noun
vũ nữ thoát y • (舞女脫衣)
- a stripper; an exotic dancer