cô nương

Vietnamese edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Vietnamese word from 姑娘.

Pronunciation edit

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ko˧˧ nɨəŋ˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kow˧˧ nɨəŋ˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kow˧˧ nɨəŋ˧˧]

Noun edit

cô nương

(Chinese fiction, polite) a young girl or woman

Pronoun edit

cô nương

(polite in Chinese fiction or humorous or ironic in Southern Vietnam) you, young lady

See also edit

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