hoa liễu

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 花柳, composed of 花 (“flower”) and 柳 (“willow”), from Chinese 花柳 (huāliǔ, “red of flowers and green of willows; beauty; courtesan; brothel”), from Chinese 花柳病 (huāliǔbìng, “venereal disease”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [hwaː˧˧ liəw˦ˀ˥]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [hwaː˧˧ liw˧˨]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [waː˧˧ liw˨˩˦]

    Adjective

    hoa liễu

    1. (pathology) venereal; sexually transmitted
      bệnh hoa liễu ― a VD; an STD

    See also

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