li thân

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

ly thân

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 離 (“to separate; away from”) and 親 (“bride; relatives”), compare 迎親／迎亲 (yíngqīn, “to escort/welcome the bride”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [li˧˧ tʰən˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [lɪj˧˧ tʰəŋ˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [lɪj˧˧ tʰəŋ˧˧]

Verb

(of spouses) to separate; to part; to disjoin (without divorce)

Adverb

(of spouses) separately; apart

See also

li hôn, ly hôn (“to divorce”)

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