phụ huynh

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 父兄 (“father and elder brother (heads of a household)”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [fu˧˨ʔ hwïŋ̟˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [fʊw˨˩ʔ hwɨn˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [fʊw˨˩˨ wɨn˧˧]

Noun

phụ huynh

1. (usually education) a parent (person from whom one is descended)

   Có muốn tôi gọi phụ huynh cậu không?

   Want me to call in your parents?

   hội phụ huynh (học sinh)

   a PTA