hào nhoáng

Vietnamese

Etymology

hào (“great, extraordinary”) +‎ nhoáng (“flared up”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [haːw˨˩ ɲwaːŋ˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [haːw˦˩ ɲwaːŋ˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [haːw˨˩ ɲwaːŋ˦˥]

Adjective

hào nhoáng

1. outwardly beautiful but in a showy manner; gaudy; flashy; meretricious

   Nước sơn hào nhoáng, nhưng gỗ không tốt

   The paint is flashy but the wood is not good.