huynh

See also: huỳnh, and Huỳnh

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 兄.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hwïŋ̟˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [hwɨn˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [wɨn˧˧]

Noun

huynh

1. (period Chinese fiction, faux archaism) an elder brother

Derived terms

• huynh đệ (兄弟)
• phụ huynh (父兄)
• sư huynh (師兄)

 

Pronoun

huynh

1. (period Chinese fiction, faux archaism) I; you (refers to the male senior among the speakers)
2. (period Chinese fiction, faux archaism) you (used when speaking to a young man on equal footing)

See also

• anh
• đệ
• tỉ
• muội