thuỳ mị

Vietnamese edit

Alternative forms edit

thùy mị

Etymology edit

Sino-Vietnamese word from 垂 and 媚.

Pronunciation edit

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰwi˨˩ mi˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰwɪj˦˩ mɪj˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʰ⁽ʷ⁾ɪj˨˩ mɪj˨˩˨]

Adjective edit

thuỳ mị

(formal or literary, of a woman's manner) graceful; gentle

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