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sư tử Hà Đông

noun
Hanoi [sɨ˧˧ tɨ˧˩ haː˨˩ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˧˧]Huế [ʂɨ˧˧ tɨ˧˨ haː˦˩ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˧˧]Saigon [ʂɨ˧˧ tɨ˨˩˦ haː˨˩ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˧˧] browser voice
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Meanings of sư tử Hà Đông in English

Noun

  1. figurative an aggressive woman who's intimidating to her own husband or lover
    • Hàng tháng tôi phải nộp lương cho vợ, không thì con sư tử Hà Đông đó giết tôi mất!I have to submit my salary to my wife every month, or else that Hedong lioness will kill me!

Etymology

Calque of Chinese 河東獅子 /河东狮子 (Hà Đông sư tử, literally “Hedong's lioness”), equivalent to sư tử + Hà Đông. See also Chinese 河東獅吼 /河东狮吼 (Hà Đông sư hống, literally “Hedong's lioness's roar”).

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IPA: Hanoi [sɨ˧˧ tɨ˧˩ haː˨˩ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˧˧]; Saigon [ʂɨ˧˧ tɨ˨˩˦ haː˨˩ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˧˧]. Tones: sư — level tone (ngang), tử — dipping tone (hỏi), hà — falling tone (huyền), đông — level tone (ngang).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited. IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.