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Vietnamese
Etymology
The now obsolete form quyến dũ is quite sufficiently attested, notably in the Southern dialects that did not have the ‹r-›-‹d-› merger. The second element most likely being a non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 誘 (SV: dụ).
The form rũ might be a result of hypercorrection due to the merger ‹r-›-‹d-› in the inland Northern dialects, with the new spelling then spread and adopted in the dialects where the merger did not occur.
Pronunciation
Verb
quyến rũ
- to seduce; to charm; to captivate
Adjective
quyến rũ
- charming; captivating
- (sexually, physically, romantically) attractive
- sức quyến rũ ― attractiveness; charm