chạn vương

Vietnamese

Etymology

chạn (“cupboard”) +‎ vương (“king”), literally “king of the [kitchen] cupboard(s)”.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕaːn˧˨ʔ vɨəŋ˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕaːŋ˨˩ʔ vɨəŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [caːŋ˨˩˨ vɨəŋ˧˧] ~ [caːŋ˨˩˨ jɨəŋ˧˧]

Noun

chạn vương

1. (slang, humorous, sometimes derogatory) husband who is too dependent on his wife