tình mẫu tử

Vietnamese

Etymology

tình (“affection”) + Chinese 母子 (mǔzǐ, “mother and children”)

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tïŋ˨˩ məw˦ˀ˥ tɨ˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tɨn˦˩ məw˧˨ tɨ˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tɨn˨˩ məw˨˩˦ tɨ˨˩˦]

Noun

tình mẫu tử

1. affection between a mother and her children

See also

• tình phụ tử