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