tẫn mẫu

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Vietnamese

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Etymology

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Sino-Vietnamese word from (female) and (male).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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tẫn mẫu

  1. (literary, rare) females and males
    Synonyms: trống mái, đực cái
    • Chỉ nam ngọc âm giải nghĩa (Precious manual explicating [important terms]) 25
      “Tẫn mẫu” sấp ngửa sắp bày úp che.
      Female and male: one facing-up, one facing-down; laid out and covered.