hoa hậu

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Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 花 (“flower”) and 后 (“queen consort”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hwaː˧˧ həw˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [hwaː˧˧ həw˨˩ʔ]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [waː˧˧ həw˨˩˨]

Noun

(in beauty pageant) Miss

Synonyms

hoa khôi

Derived terms

Related terms

á hậu

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