quyến rũ
Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]The now obsolete form quyến dũ is quite sufficiently attested, notably in the Southern dialects that did not have the ‹r-›-‹d-› merger. The second element most likely being a non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 誘 (SV: dụ).
The form rũ might be a result of hypercorrection due to the merger ‹r-›-‹d-› in the inland Northern dialects, with the new spelling then spread and adopted in the dialects where the merger did not occur.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kwiən˧˦ zu˦ˀ˥]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kwiəŋ˦˧˥ ʐʊw˧˨]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [wiəŋ˦˥ ɹʊw˨˩˦]
Verb
[edit]quyến rũ
Adjective
[edit]quyến rũ
- charming; captivating
- (sexually, physically, romantically) attractive
- sức quyến rũ ― attractiveness; charm