thuỷ phủ

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• thủy phủ

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 水 and 府.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰwi˧˩ fu˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰwɪj˧˨ fʊw˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tʰ⁽ʷ⁾ɪj˨˩˦ fʊw˨˩˦]

Noun

thuỷ phủ

1. palace of the river god; the underwater realm