hướng dương

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 向陽 (“to orient toward the sun”). Compare Chinese 向日葵 (hướng nhật quỳ, literally “sun-oriented flower”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hɨəŋ˧˦ zɨəŋ˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [hɨəŋ˦˧˥ jɨəŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [hɨəŋ˦˥ jɨəŋ˧˧]

Noun

hướng dương

1. a sunflower