á hậu

See also: ahau

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 亞 (“sub-”) and 后 (“queen consort”), equivalent to a blend of á- +‎ hoa hậu (“Miss”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔaː˧˦ həw˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔaː˨˩˦ həw˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔaː˦˥ həw˨˩˨]

Noun

á hậu

  1. (neologism, in a beauty pageant) a runner-up
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