Save Gender Feminine & Masculine Usage Vietnamese Pronounced Pron. /tʰwən˧˨ʔ/, /tʰwəŋ˨˩ʔ/, /tʰəŋ˨˩˨/, /tʰʷəŋ˨˩˨/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Sino-Vietnamese 順 (thuận) meaning "obey, submit".