thủ tiết
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 守節.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰu˧˩ tiət̚˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰʊw˧˨ tiək̚˦˧˥]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tʰʊw˨˩˦ tiək̚˦˥]
Adjective
- (literary, of a woman) remaining unmarried after husband or betrothed's death
- 2005, chapter 1, in Cao Tự Thanh, transl., Anh hùng xạ điêu, Văn học, translation of 射雕英雄传 by Jīn Yōng (Kim Dung):
- […] mà mình vốn là quả phụ thủ tiết thì làm sao có thể đi chung với một người đàn ông như vậy?
- […] but she was a widow dedicated to remaining unmarried, so how could she accompany such a man?
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.