mĩ nữ

See also: minu and mínu

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

mỹ nữ

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 美女, composed of 美 (“beautiful”) and 女 (“female, woman”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

a beautiful woman, a beauty

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