hà thủ ô

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 何首烏, from Chinese 何首烏 / 何首乌 (héshǒuwū).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [haː˨˩ tʰu˧˩ ʔo˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [haː˦˩ tʰʊw˧˨ ʔow˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [haː˨˩ tʰʊw˨˩˦ ʔow˧˧]

    Noun

    thủ ô

    1. Chinese knotweed (Reynoutria multiflora)