râm bụt
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Vietnamese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
râm (“shady”) + Bụt (“Buddha”), roughly "to provide shades for the Buddha", due to the similar shape of the hibiscus flower to the traditional lọng.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zəm˧˧ ʔɓut̚˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʐəm˧˧ ʔɓʊk̚˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ɹəm˧˧ ʔɓʊk͡p̚˨˩˨]
Noun[edit]
(classifier cây, bông, hoa) râm bụt
- a flowering plant of the genus Hibiscus, especially the Chinese hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)
- Synonyms: dâm bụt, bông bụp, cẩn, bông lồng đèn, mộc cận, chu cận, đại hồng hoa, phù tang, phật tang