anh hai

Vietnamese

Etymology

anh (“elder brother”) +‎ hai (“two”); literally "the second eldest brother".

Folk etymology claims that in the times when Northern and Southern Vietnam were separated, families in the South often had the eldest son to reside in Northern Vietnam, while the second eldest son lived in the rest of the family in the South and therefore became the "eldest son".

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔajŋ̟˧˧ haːj˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɛɲ˧˧ haːj˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔan˧˧ haːj˧˧]

Noun

anh hai

(Southern Vietnam) the eldest brother
Synonym: anh cả
(Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) (slang) the police

单词	anh hai
释义	anh hai Vietnamese Etymology anh (“elder brother”) +‎ hai (“two”); literally "the second eldest brother". Folk etymology claims that in the times when Northern and Southern Vietnam were separated, families in the South often had the eldest son to reside in Northern Vietnam, while the second eldest son lived in the rest of the family in the South and therefore became the "eldest son". Pronunciation (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔajŋ̟˧˧ haːj˧˧] (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɛɲ˧˧ haːj˧˧] (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔan˧˧ haːj˧˧] Noun anh hai (Southern Vietnam) the eldest brother Synonym: anh cả (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) (slang) the police
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