Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 重男輕女 (“valuing men and belittling women; favouring boys over girls”)

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ṯɕɐwŋ͡m˧ˀ˨ʔ naːm˧˧ xïŋ˧˧ nɨ̞̠˦ˀ˥]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʈɐwŋ͡m˨ˀ˨ʔ naːm˧˧ xɨ̞̠n˧˧ nɨ̞̠ɰ˧˩]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʈɐwŋ͡m˨ˀ˧ʔ naːm˧˥ xɨ̞̠n˧˥ nɨ̞̠ɰ˨˦]