sửu nhi
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 丑 (“the Ox zodiac”) and 兒 (“child”). A toned-down, Sino-Vietnamese equivalent of trẻ trâu (literally “young buffalo”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [siw˧˩ ɲi˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂɨw˧˨ ɲɪj˧˧] ~ [sɨw˧˨ ɲɪj˧˧]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʂɨw˨˩˦ ɲɪj˧˧] ~ [sɨw˨˩˦ ɲɪj˧˧]