nữ sinh

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 女生, composed of 女 (“female”) and 生 (“student”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

nữ sinh

1. a schoolgirl

   Antonym: nam sinh