mĩ nữ

See also: minu and mínu

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

mỹ nữ

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 美女, composed of 美 (“beautiful”) and 女 (“female, woman”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

(literary or humorous) a beautiful woman, a beauty

Usage notes

Since this term is chiefly seen in Chinese dramas and other fictions, usage of this word in real life is probably an attempt at mimicking typical "Chinese" speech.

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