nữ vương

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Vietnamese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 女王.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

nữ vương

  1. queen regnant
    • 16th century, Wu Cheng'en, Journey to the West, Ch. 54; 2012 English translation by Anthony C. Yu; 1982-1988 Vietnamese translation by Như Sơn, Mai Xuân Hải, & Phương Oanh
      Nữ vương chớp chớp đôi mắt phượng, nhíu cặp mày ngài nhìn ngắm kỹ càng, thấy quả là một bậc khác phàm.
      Lifting her moth-brows and opening wide her phoenix-eyes, the queen stared at him and found that this was an uncommon figure indeed.

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