bổn phận
Vietnamese edit
Alternative forms edit
- (Northern Vietnam, dated) bản phận
Etymology edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 本分.
This is one of the few instances in modern Vietnamese where the usage of bổn as the Sino-Vietnamese reading of 本 (běn) still fully preserves its literary status.
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓon˧˩ fən˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓoŋ˧˨ fəŋ˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɓoŋ˨˩˦ fəŋ˨˩˨]
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