vũ phu

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 武夫, composed of 武 (“warring; fighting”) and 夫 (“man; husband”), from Chinese 武夫 (wǔfū, “warrior”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [vu˦ˀ˥ fu˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [vʊw˧˨ fʊw˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [vʊw˨˩˦ fʊw˧˧] ~ [jʊw˨˩˦ fʊw˧˧]

Adjective

(of a man) violent against women, especially against his own wife and children

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