phụ huynh
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 父兄 (“father and elder brother (heads of a household)”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [fu˧˨ʔ hwïŋ̟˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [fʊw˨˩ʔ hwɨn˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [fʊw˨˩˨ wɨn˧˧]
Noun
phụ huynh
- (usually education) a parent (person from whom one is descended)
- Có muốn tôi gọi phụ huynh cậu không?
- Want me to call in your parents?
- hội phụ huynh (học sinh)
- a PTA