uyên ương

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 鴛鴦 (“mandarin duck”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔwiən˧˧ ʔɨəŋ˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔwiəŋ˧˧ ʔɨəŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [(ʔ)wiəŋ˧˧ ʔɨəŋ˧˧]

Noun

(classifier con) uyên ương

1. (zoology) a mandarin duck (a perching duck of the species Aix galericulata)
2. (zoology) a duck of the genus Aix (generally)

Noun

uyên ương

1. (figurative) a lovebird; member of a romantic couple