nữ công gia chánh

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 女工 (“women's work”) and 家政 (“housekeeping”)

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [nɨ˦ˀ˥ kəwŋ͡m˧˧ zaː˧˧ t͡ɕajŋ̟˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [nɨ˧˨ kəwŋ͡m˧˧ jaː˧˧ t͡ɕɛɲ˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [nɨ˨˩˦ kəwŋ͡m˧˧ jaː˧˧ can˦˥]

Noun

nữ công gia chánh

1. housework that women are supposed to be good at, such as cooking, sewing, flower arranging, etc.