bách niên hảo hợp
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 百年好合 (“a lifetime of matrimony”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓajk̟̚˧˦ niən˧˧ haːw˧˩ həːp̚˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓat̚˦˧˥ niəŋ˧˧ haːw˧˨ həːp̚˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɓat̚˦˥ niəŋ˧˧ haːw˨˩˦ həːp̚˨˩˨]
Phrase
bách niên hảo hợp
- (archaic, before a wedding) may your marriage last a lifetime