hoa liễu

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 花柳, composed of 花 (“flower”) and 柳 (“willow”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hwaː˧˧ liəw˦ˀ˥]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [hwaː˧˧ liw˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [waː˧˧ liw˨˩˦]

Noun

(bệnh ~) venereal diseases
(literary) flowers and willows
ambiguity of "flowers and willows" and "venereal disease"

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