Xi Vưu

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 蚩尤.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [si˧˧ viw˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [sɪj˧˧ vɨw˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [sɪj˧˧ vɨw˧˧] ~ [sɪj˧˧ jɨw˧˧]

Proper noun

(Chinese mythology) Chiyou (tribal leader of the ancient Nine Li tribe)

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.