hoàng hậu

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 皇后 (“empress consort.”). The “imperial” connotation of hoàng has been lost due to its favorability over vương, largely thanks to the influence of China as a former empire; compare nữ hoàng (“queen regnant”, literally “empress regnant”), hoàng tử (“royal prince”, literally “imperial prince”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hwaːŋ˨˩ həw˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [hwaːŋ˦˩ həw˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [waːŋ˨˩ həw˨˩˨]

Noun

hoàng hậu

a queen consort or an empress consort

See also

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