phụ huynh

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 父兄 (“father and elder brother (heads of a household)”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [fu˧˨ʔ hwïŋ̟˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [fʊw˨˩ʔ hwɨn˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [fʊw˨˩˨ wɨn˧˧]

Noun

phụ huynh

  1. (usually education) a parent (person from whom one is descended)
    Có muốn tôi gọi phụ huynh cậu không?
    Want me to call in your parents?
    hội phụ huynh (học sinh)
    a PTA

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