miễu

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 廟 (SV: miếu).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

(classifier cái, ngôi) miễu

(Southern Vietnam) village shrine
Synonym: đình

Rằm tháng này người ta đi cúng miễu Bà đông lắm.
This mid-month, many people went to the "village shrine of the Lady" to give offerings.

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