phận
Appearance
See also: Appendix:Variations of "phan"
Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Sino-Vietnamese word from 分 (“social status; destiny”), 份, from Middle Chinese 分 (bjunH), 份 (bjunH). Doublet of phần and phân. Cognate with Mandarin 分 (fèn) and Cantonese 分 (fan6).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [fən˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [fəŋ˨˩ʔ]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [fəŋ˨˩˨]
Audio (Hà Nội): (file)
Noun
[edit](classifier cái) phận
- (literary) a role (the expected behavior of an individual in a society)
- phận đàn bà ― the status of women in society
- phận làm con ― the duty of a child