danh gia vọng tộc

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 名家 and 望族.

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zajŋ̟˧˧ zaː˧˧ vawŋ͡m˧˨ʔ təwk͡p̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [jɛɲ˧˧ jaː˧˧ vawŋ͡m˨˩ʔ təwk͡p̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [jan˧˧ jaː˧˧ vawŋ͡m˨˩˨ təwk͡p̚˨˩˨] ~ [jan˧˧ jaː˧˧ jawŋ͡m˨˩˨ təwk͡p̚˨˩˨]

Noun

danh gia vọng tộc

  1. highly respected and well-known family
    • 2016, Trầm Hương, Trong cơn lốc xoáy, part I, NXB Phụ nữ, page 72:
      Gia đình bà ở Phnom Penh thuộc hàng danh gia vọng tộc, sao để đứa con gái giật chồng tôi!
      Your family are highly respected and well-known in Phnom Penh; why do you let your daughter steal away my husband?
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