tình nhân

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 情人 (“lover, sweetheart”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tïŋ˨˩ ɲən˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tɨn˦˩ ɲəŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tɨn˨˩ ɲəŋ˧˧]

Noun

tình nhân

1. (literary) lover