nữ công

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 女工, composed of 女 (“female”) and 工 (“work”)

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [nɨ˦ˀ˥ kəwŋ͡m˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [nɨ˧˨ kəwŋ͡m˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [nɨ˨˩˦ kəwŋ͡m˧˧]

Noun

nữ công

1. women's work
2. Clipping of nữ công gia chánh (“women's housework”).