nữ giới

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 女界, composed of 女 (“female”) and 界 (“world”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [nɨ˦ˀ˥ zəːj˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [nɨ˧˨ jəːj˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [nɨ˨˩˦ jəːj˦˥]

Noun

nữ giới

1. (collectives) human females; girls and women

See also

• giới tính