anh hùng

== Vietnamese == === Etymology === Sino-Vietnamese word from 英雄, composed of 英 (“outstanding”) and 雄 (“male”). Doublet of yêng hùng. === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔajŋ̟˧˧ hʊwŋ͡m˨˩] (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɛɲ˧˧ hʊwŋ͡m˦˩] (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔan˧˧ hʊwŋ͡m˨˩] === Noun === (classifier người, vị) anh hùng a hero ==== Usage notes ==== A heroine can be referred to as nữ anh hùng — literally nữ (“female”) +‎ anh hùng (“hero”). However, both male and female heroes can simply be called anh hùng. The bound morpheme anh here is part of a compound and has no relation with the native morpheme anh (“elder brother”). Anh thư is a more etymologically correct term for "heroine". Hai Bà Trưng là nữ anh hùng đầu tiên của dân tộc Việt Nam. ― The two Trưng sisters were the first heroines of the Vietnamese people. ==== Synonyms ==== === Adjective === anh hùng heroic === Further reading === Hồ Ngọc Đức, editor (2003), “anh hùng”, in Việt–Việt‎[1] (DICT), Leipzig: Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details), archived from the original on 12 November 2024