vương phi

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 王妃.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [vɨəŋ˧˧ fi˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [vɨəŋ˧˧ fɪj˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [vɨəŋ˧˧ fɪj˧˧] ~ [jɨəŋ˧˧ fɪj˧˧]

Noun

vương phi

1. a title given to a queen, wife of a Korean king when she is still alive (she will be called vương hậu after her dead)

Related terms

• vương hậu
• hoàng hậu
• hoàng phi
• trung điện