hoang vu

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 荒蕪.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [hwaːŋ˧˧ vu˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [hwaːŋ˧˧ vʊw˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [waːŋ˧˧ vʊw˧˧] ~ [waːŋ˧˧ jʊw˧˧]

    Adjective

    hoang vu

    1. (of a place) wild; unaffected by human's activities
      Synonym: hoang sơ