Huyền Vũ
Vietnamese
Alternative forms
- Huyền Võ
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 玄武, composed of 玄 (“black”) and 武 (“warrior”), from Literary Chinese 玄武.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [hwiən˨˩ vu˦ˀ˥]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [hwiəŋ˦˩ vʊw˧˨]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [wiəŋ˨˩ vʊw˨˩˦] ~ [wiəŋ˨˩ jʊw˨˩˦]
Proper noun
Huyền Vũ
- Xuanwu
- Synonyms: Trấn Vũ, Huyền Thiên Trấn Vũ
- the Black Tortoise
See also
- Thanh Long
- Bạch Hổ
- Chu Tước