huê
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "hue"
Vietnamese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Sino-Vietnamese word from 花, variant of hoa. Compare doublets hòa & huề from 和.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
(classifier bông) huê
- (Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam, dated or obsolete) flower
- 1937, Dương Bá Trạc, "Vào hè (Into Summer)" in Nét mực tình (The Affectionate Ink Stroke)[1]
- Vàng phai, thắm nhạt ngán cho huê. / Hồng rơi thắm rụng tiếc cho huê.
- The yellow (hue) fades; the color wanes; (I feel) dismayed for the flowers. / The rosy and colorful (petals) fall and drop; (I feel) sorry for the flowers.
- 1937, Dương Bá Trạc, "Vào hè (Into Summer)" in Nét mực tình (The Affectionate Ink Stroke)[1]