nữ sinh

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 女生, composed of 女 (“female”) and 生 (“student”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [nɨ˦ˀ˥ sïŋ˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [nɨ˧˨ ʂɨn˧˧] ~ [nɨ˧˨ sɨn˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [nɨ˨˩˦ ʂɨn˧˧] ~ [nɨ˨˩˦ sɨn˧˧]

Noun

nữ sinh

  1. a schoolgirl
    Antonym: nam sinh
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