nữ công

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 女工, composed of 女 (“female”) and 工 (“work”)

Pronunciation

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

Noun

women's work
Clipping of nữ công gia chánh (“women's housework”).

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