sửu nhi
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 丑 (“the Ox zodiac”) and 兒 (“child”). A toned-down, Sino-Vietnamese equivalent (an internal calque) of trẻ trâu (literally “buffalo youth”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [siw˧˩ ɲi˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂɨw˧˨ ɲɪj˧˧] ~ [sɨw˧˨ ɲɪj˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʂɨw˨˩˦ ɲɪj˧˧] ~ [sɨw˨˩˦ ɲɪj˧˧]