công tử

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Vietnamese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 公子, composed of 公 (“duke”) and 子 (“child; son”), Literary Chinese 公子 (gōngzǐ).

Pronunciation[edit]

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ tɨ˧˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ tɨ˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ tɨ˨˩˦]

Noun[edit]

(historical) a duke's son, a nobility title under the Nguyễn dynasty, opposed to a công nữ (“duke's daughter”)
(ironic) a rich boy born in wealth

Pronoun[edit]

(Chinese fiction, polite) you, young gentleman

See also[edit]

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Vietnamese nouns without classifiers