mĩ nhân

Vietnamese edit

Alternative forms edit

mỹ nhân

Etymology edit

Sino-Vietnamese word from 美人, composed of 美 (“beautiful”) and 人 (“person”), from Chinese 美人 (měirén).

Pronunciation edit

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [mi˦ˀ˥ ɲən˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [mɪj˧˨ ɲəŋ˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [mɪj˨˩˦ ɲəŋ˧˧]

Noun edit

(literary) a beautiful woman; a beauty
Synonym: người đẹp

See also edit

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