hôn phu
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
Clipping of vị hôn phu, with vị (“not yet”, unproductive Chinese prefix) being misinterpreted as vị (formal classifier for people).
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [hon˧˧ fu˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [hoŋ˧˧ fʊw˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [hoŋ˧˧ fʊw˧˧]
Noun edit
- Misconstruction of vị hôn phu (“fiancé”)