hoa giáp

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 花甲.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [hwaː˧˧ zaːp̚˧˦]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [hwaː˧˧ jaːp̚˦˧˥]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [waː˧˧ jaːp̚˦˥]

    Noun

    hoa giáp

    1. cycle of sixty years in the sexagenary cycle
    2. age of sixty years