sủng ái

== Vietnamese == === Etymology === Sino-Vietnamese word from 寵愛. === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [sʊwŋ͡m˧˩ ʔaːj˧˦] (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂʊwŋ͡m˧˨ ʔaːj˨˩˦] ~ [sʊwŋ͡m˧˨ ʔaːj˨˩˦] (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʂʊwŋ͡m˨˩˦ ʔaːj˦˥] ~ [sʊwŋ͡m˨˩˦ ʔaːj˦˥] === Verb === sủng ái (especially of an emperor) to favour (an imperial concubine); to treat as favourite