tam tòng
Vietnamese
editEtymology
editSino-Vietnamese word from 三從
Pronunciation
edit- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [taːm˧˧ tawŋ͡m˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [taːm˧˧ tawŋ͡m˦˩] ~ [taːm˧˧ tɔŋ˦˩]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [taːm˧˧ tawŋ͡m˨˩]
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Noun
edit- (Confucianism) the three ways in which women are supposed to obey a male in their life
- Tại gia tòng phụ. Xuất giá tòng phu. Phu tử tòng tử.
- At home, obey your father. Married, obey your husband. Widowed, obey your son.