hôn thê

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Vietnamese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Clipping of vị hôn thê, with vị (“not yet”, unproductive Chinese prefix) being misinterpreted as vị (formal classifier for people).

Pronunciation[edit]

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hon˧˧ tʰe˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [hoŋ˧˧ tʰej˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [hoŋ˧˧ tʰej˧˧]

Noun[edit]

Misconstruction of vị hôn thê (“fiancée”)

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