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Vietnamese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Sino-Vietnamese word from 鴛鴦 (“mandarin duck”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔwiən˧˧ ʔɨəŋ˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔwiəŋ˧˧ ʔɨəŋ˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [(ʔ)wiəŋ˧˧ ʔɨəŋ˧˧]
Noun[edit]
- (zoology) a mandarin duck (a perching duck of the species Aix galericulata)
- (zoology) a duck of the genus Aix (generally)
Noun[edit]
- (figurative) a lovebird; member of a romantic couple