khuê các

Vietnamese edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Vietnamese word from 閨閣.

Pronunciation edit

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xwe˧˧ kaːk̚˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰwej˧˧ kaːk̚˦˧˥] ~ [xwej˧˧ kaːk̚˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kʰwej˧˧ kaːk̚˦˥] ~ [xwej˧˧ kaːk̚˦˥]

Noun edit

(historical) room of a maiden (from a noble family); woman's apartment

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