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˧˧] ~ [ʔəm˧˧ tʰɨn˨˩ʔ jɨəŋ˧˧ swɪj˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔəm˧˧ tʰɨn˨˩˨ jɨəŋ˧˧ ʂ⁽ʷ⁾ɪj˧˧] ~ [ʔəm˧˧ tʰɨn˨˩˨ jɨəŋ˧˧ s⁽ʷ⁾ɪj˧˧]

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Idiom

âm thịnh dương suy

1. (informal, figurative, of a place) having more females than males

   Lớp này âm thịnh dương suy.

   There are more girls than boys in this class.