hai thân

Vietnamese

Etymology

Calque of Chinese 兩親／两亲 (lưỡng thân) or calque of Chinese 雙親／双亲 (song thân).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [haːj˧˧ tʰən˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [haːj˧˧ tʰəŋ˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [haːj˧˧ tʰəŋ˧˧]

Noun

hai thân • (𠄩親)

(honorific, literary and dated) parents
- 1924, Tản Đà, Lên sáu:
  Hai thân ta,
  là thân nhất!
  trong giời đất,
  không ai hơn.
  Your parents,
  are naught but your dearest.
  In this world,
  none is more important.

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