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Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 貴子, composed of 貴 and 子.
Pronunciation
Noun
quý tử
- (rare) a son with noble qualities
2017, J. K. Rowling, chapter 1, in Lý Lan, transl., Harry Potter Và Hòn Đá Phù Thủy [Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone], 29 edition, volume 1, Ho Chi Minh City: Nhà xuất bản Trẻ, →ISBN, →OCLC:Hai ông bà Dursley có một cậu quý tử tên là Dudley, mà theo ý họ thì không thể có đứa bé nào trên đời này ngoan hơn được nữa.- The Dursleys had a small son called Dudley and in their opinion there was no finer boy anywhere.
- (colloquial) a mama's boy