mĩ nhân ngư

Vietnamese edit

Alternative forms edit

mỹ nhân ngư

Etymology edit

Sino-Vietnamese word from 美人魚, composed of 美 (“beautiful”) and 人魚 (“mermaid”).

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

mĩ nhân ngư

(rare) mermaid

See also edit

nhân ngư

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