âm thịnh dương suy
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 陰盛陽衰.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔəm˧˧ tʰïŋ˧˨ʔ zɨəŋ˧˧ swi˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔəm˧˧ tʰɨn˨˩ʔ jɨəŋ˧˧ ʂwɪj˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔəm˧˧ tʰɨn˨˩˨ jɨəŋ˧˧ ʂ⁽ʷ⁾ɪj˧˧] ~ [ʔəm˧˧ tʰɨn˨˩˨ jɨəŋ˧˧ s⁽ʷ⁾ɪj˧˧]
Adjective
âm thịnh dương suy
- (informal, figuratively, of a place) having more females than males
- Lớp này âm thịnh dương suy.
- There are more girls than boys in this class.