tiểu thư
Vietnamese
Alternative forms
- tiểu thơ
Etymology
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 小姐 (SV: tiểu tả), perhaps influenced by Chinese 雌 (thư, “female”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tiəw˧˩ tʰɨ˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tiw˧˨ tʰɨ˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tiw˨˩˦ tʰɨ˧˧]
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