li thân

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• ly thân

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 離 (“to separate; away from”) and 親 (“bride; relatives”), compare 迎親 / 迎亲 (yíngqīn, “to escort/welcome the bride”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [li˧˧ tʰən˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [lɪj˧˧ tʰəŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [lɪj˧˧ tʰəŋ˧˧]

Verb

li thân

1. (of spouses) to separate; to part; to disjoin (without divorce)

Adverb

li thân

1. (of spouses) separately; apart

See also

• li hôn, ly hôn (“to divorce”)