anh hùng

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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˨˩]

Adjective

heroic

Noun

(classifier người) anh hùng

a hero
Synonym: người hùng

Further reading

"anh hùng" in Hồ Ngọc Đức, Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details)

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