hồ điệp

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 蝴蝶 (butterfly).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ho˨˩ ʔɗiəp̚˧˨ʔ]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [how˦˩ ʔɗiəp̚˨˩ʔ]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [how˨˩ ʔɗip̚˨˩˨]

    Noun

    hồ điệp

    1. (literary) butterfly