phò mã

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 駙馬 (SV: phụ mã).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

phò mã

1. (history) a princess's husband

   kén phò mã ― to find a husband for your princess

See also

• công chúa