bổn phận

Vietnamese

Alternative forms
  • (Northern Vietnam, dated) bản phận

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 本分.

This is one of the few instances in modern Vietnamese where the usage of bổn as the Sino-Vietnamese reading of 本 (běn) still fully preserves its literary status.

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓon˧˩ fən˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓoŋ˧˨ fəŋ˨˩ʔ]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɓoŋ˨˩˦ fəŋ˨˩˨]
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Noun

bổn phận

  1. duty; obligation
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