bổn phận

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• (Northern Vietnam, dated) bản phận

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 本分.

This is one of the few instances in modern Vietnamese where the usage of bổn as the Sino-Vietnamese reading of 本 (běn) still fully preserves its literary status.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓon˧˩ fən˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓoŋ˧˨ fəŋ˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓoŋ˨˩˦ fəŋ˨˩˨]

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Noun

bổn phận

1. duty; obligation