quả phụ
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 寡婦, composed of 寡 (“widowed”) and 婦 (“wife; woman”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kwaː˧˩ fu˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kwaː˧˨ fʊw˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [waː˨˩˦ fʊw˨˩˨]
Noun edit
- a widow (woman whose spouse has died)