Hiệu

See also: hiếu, Hiếu, hiểu, and hiệu

Vietnamese

Etymology

Originally Hạo, but changed to Hiệu due to naming taboo, in order to avoid homophony with the name of Emperor Kiến Phúc (full name: Nguyễn Phúc Hạo).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hiəw˧ˀ˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [hiw˨ˀ˨ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [hiw˨˩˨]
Homophone: hiệu

Proper noun

Hiệu

A male given name

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