nữ vương

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Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 女王.

Pronunciation

Noun

nữ vương

  1. queen regnant
    • 2016 [late 3rd century CE], Chen Shou, “Annals of the Three Young Emperors – Prince of Qi”, in Bùi Thông, transl., Book of Wei (Records of the Three Kingdoms), translation of original in Chinese:
      Mùa đông tháng mười hai, nữ vương của nước Oa là Ti Di Hô sai sứ dâng tặng.
      In winter, in the twelfth month, Himiko – the queen of the Wa country – sent envoys to pay tributes.
    • 16th century, Wu Cheng'en, Journey to the West, Ch. 54; 2012 English translation by Anthony C. Yu; 1982-1988 Vietnamese translation by Như Sơn, Mai Xuân Hải, & Phương Oanh
      Nữ vương chớp chớp đôi mắt phượng, nhíu cặp mày ngài nhìn ngắm kỹ càng, thấy quả là một bậc khác phàm.
      Lifting her moth-brows and opening wide her phoenix-eyes, the queen stared at him and found that this was an uncommon figure indeed.

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