thuỳ mị

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• thùy mị

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 垂 and 媚.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰwi˨˩ mi˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰwɪj˦˩ mɪj˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tʰ⁽ʷ⁾ɪj˨˩ mɪj˨˩˨]

Adjective

thuỳ mị

1. (formal or literary, of a woman's manner) graceful; gentle