công tử
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 公子, composed of 公 (“duke”) and 子 (“child; son”), Literary Chinese 公子 (gōngzǐ).
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ tɨ˧˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ tɨ˧˨]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ tɨ˨˩˦]
Noun edit
- (historical) a duke's son, a nobility title under the Nguyễn dynasty, opposed to a công nữ (“duke's daughter”)
- (ironic) a rich boy born in wealth