thiếu nữ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 少女, composed of 少 (“young”) and 女 (“female”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

(classifier người) thiếu nữ

(often literary) a young girl
Thiếu nữ bên hoa huệ
The Maiden Beside Tuberoses

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