hoá trang
Vietnamese
Alternative forms
- hóa trang
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 化裝. Compare Chinese 化妝 (“to put on makeup”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [hwaː˧˦ t͡ɕaːŋ˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [hwaː˨˩˦ ʈaːŋ˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [waː˦˥ ʈaːŋ˧˧]
Verb
hoá trang
- (clothing) to dress up (to put on a costume portraying oneself as a particular character or figure)
- Halloween không phải là lễ hội Việt Nam, ấy vậy mà người Việt Nam cũng bày đặt hoá trang các kiểu.
- Halloween isn't something Vietnamese people authentically observe, but that doesn't stop them from indulging in dress-up.
See also
- cải trang (“to disguise”)
- trang điểm (“to put on makeup”)