nữ công gia chánh

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 女工 (“women's work”) and 家政 (“housekeeping”)

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [nɨ˦ˀ˥ kəwŋ͡m˧˧ zaː˧˧ t͡ɕajŋ̟˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [nɨ˧˨ kəwŋ͡m˧˧ jaː˧˧ t͡ɕɛɲ˦˧˥]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [nɨ˨˩˦ kəwŋ͡m˧˧ jaː˧˧ can˦˥]

Noun

nữ công gia chánh

  1. housework that women are supposed to be good at, such as cooking, sewing, flower arranging, etc.
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