trọng nam khinh nữ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 重男輕女.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕawŋ͡m˧˨ʔ naːm˧˧ xïŋ˧˧ nɨ˦ˀ˥]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʈawŋ͡m˨˩ʔ naːm˧˧ kʰɨn˧˧ nɨ˧˨] ~ [ʈɔŋ˨˩ʔ naːm˧˧ xɨn˧˧ nɨ˧˨]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʈawŋ͡m˨˩˨ naːm˧˧ kʰɨn˧˧ nɨ˨˩˦] ~ [ʈawŋ͡m˨˩˨ naːm˧˧ xɨn˧˧ nɨ˨˩˦]

Verb

trọng nam khinh nữ

  1. to favor males over females, especially when deciding to have children; to be sexist against females
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