phò mã

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 駙馬 (SV: phụ mã).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [fɔ˨˩ maː˦ˀ˥]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [fɔ˦˩ maː˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [fɔ˨˩ maː˨˩˦]

Noun

(history) a princess's husband
kén phò mã ― to find a husband for your princess

See also

công chúa

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